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Revision as of 07:24, 13 February 2010
A 32-bit processor is one that generally supports a word size of 2**32, where the constant "maxint" had the value 4,294,967,296. It also means that programs and data spaces can be much larger than on the older 16-bit machines.
Examples of 32-bit processors include
- X86 microcomputer (WINTEL architecture)
- Digital VAX mainframe
- IBM 360/370 Mainframe series (now known as Z-series)
- Motorola 68000 series (Macintosh)