32-bit computing: Difference between revisions

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'''32-bit''' is a term applied to [[central processing unit|processors]], and [[computer architecture|computer architectures]] which manipulate the [[memory address|address]] and data in 32-[[binary digit|bit]] chunks. It is also a term given to a generation of computers where 32-bit processors were the norm.

'''32-bit''' is also a term given to a generation of computers where 32-bit processors were the norm.

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The range of [[integer]] values that can be stored in 32 bits is [[0 (number)|0]] through [[4294967295 (number)|4294967295]], or -2147483648 through [[2147483647 (number)|2147483647]] using [[two's complement]] coding. Hence, a 32-bit processor can address [[Gigabyte|4GB]] of [[byte-addressable]] memory.