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  2. 128-bit computing - Wikipedia

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    The DEC VAX supported operations on 128-bit integer ('O' or octaword) and 128-bit floating-point ('H-float' or HFLOAT) datatypes. Support for such operations was an upgrade option rather than being a standard feature. Since the VAX's registers were 32 bits wide, a 128-bit operation used four consecutive registers or four longwords in memory.

  3. Quadruple-precision floating-point format - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. In computing, quadruple precision (or quad precision) is a binary floating-point –based computer number format that occupies 16 bytes (128 bits) with precision at least twice the 53-bit double precision. This 128-bit quadruple precision is designed not only for applications requiring results in higher than double precision, [1] but ...

  4. Advanced Encryption Standard - Wikipedia

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    AES is a variant of Rijndael, with a fixed block size of 128 bits, and a key size of 128, 192, or 256 bits. By contrast, Rijndael per se is specified with block and key sizes that may be any multiple of 32 bits, with a minimum of 128 and a maximum of 256 bits. Most AES calculations are done in a particular finite field.

  5. Integer overflow - Wikipedia

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    In computer programming, an integer overflow occurs when an arithmetic operation on integers attempts to create a numeric value that is outside of the range that can be represented with a given number of digits – either higher than the maximum or lower than the minimum representable value. The most common result of an overflow is that the ...

  6. Bit - Wikipedia

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    The bit is the most basic unit of information in computing and digital communication. The name is a portmanteau of binary digit. [1] The bit represents a logical state with one of two possible values. These values are most commonly represented as either "1" or "0", but other representations such as true / false, yes / no, on / off, or + / − ...

  7. decimal128 floating-point format - Wikipedia

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    G.711 8-bit floats. Alternatives. Arbitrary precision. v. t. e. decimal128 is a decimal floating-point computer number format that occupies 128 bits in computer memory. Formally introduced in IEEE 754-2008, [1] it is intended for applications where it is necessary to emulate decimal rounding exactly, such as financial and tax computations.

  8. Octuple-precision floating-point format - Wikipedia

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    Sign bit: 1 bit; Exponent width: 19 bits; Significand precision: 237 bits (236 explicitly stored) The format is written with an implicit lead bit with value 1 unless the exponent is all zeros. Thus only 236 bits of the significand appear in the memory format, but the total precision is 237 bits (approximately 71 decimal digits: log 10 (2 237 ...

  9. Time formatting and storage bugs - Wikipedia

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    In computer science, data type limitations and software bugs can cause errors in time and date calculation or display. These are most commonly manifestations of arithmetic overflow, but can also be the result of other issues. The most well-known consequence of this type is the Y2K problem, but many other milestone dates or times exist that have ...