45-bit computing
In computer architecture, 45-bit integers, memory addresses, or other data units are those that are 45 bits wide. Also, 45-bit CPU and ALU architectures are those that are based on registers, address buses, or data buses of that size.
| Computer architecture bit widths |
|---|
| Bit |
| Application |
| Binary floating-point precision |
| Decimal floating point precision |
Examples
Computers designed with 45-bit words are quite rare. One 45-bit computer was the Soviet Almaz ("Diamond") computer.[1]
See also
References
- Malashevich, B.M.; Malashevich, D.B. (July 3–7, 2006). "Modular: The Super Computer". In Impagliazzo, John; Prodyakov, Eduard (eds.). Perspectives on Soviet and Russian Computing. First IFIP WG 9.7 Conference, SoRuCom 2006. Petrozavodsk, Russia: Springer. p. 167. ISBN 978-3-642-22815-5.
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