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Notable '''24-bit''' machines include the [[CDC 924]] – a 24-bit version of the [[CDC 1604]], [[CDC 3000|CDC lower 3000 series]], [[SDS 930]] and [[SDS 940]], the [[ICT 1900 series]], the [[Elliott Brothers (computer company)|Elliott]] 4100 series, and the Datacraft minicomputers/[[Harris Corporation|Harris]] H series.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.quadibloc.com/comp/cp0303.htm | title = Real Machines with 24-bit and 48-bit words | accessdateaccess-date = 2011-02-11 | last = Savard | first = John| archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110107183451/http://quadibloc.com/comp/cp0303.htm| archivedatearchive-date= 7 January 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>

The term SWORD is sometimes used to describe a 24-bit data type with the S prefix referring to [[wikt:sesqui|sesqui]].{{cn|date=October 2018}}