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16 bit Definition

Using {words} containing sixteen {bits}.  This adjective often refers to the number of bits used internally by a computer's {CPU}.  E.g. "The {Intel 8086} is a sixteen bit processor".  Its external {data bus} or {address bus} may be narrower.  The term may also refer to the size of an instruction in the computer's {instruction set} or to any other item of data. See also {16-bit application}. (1996-05-13)

Definition Provided By Denis Howe