Axis

Digital storage

word (16-bit)word

Sixteen bits.

Dimension
information quantity
Canonical signature
B
System
iec
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 word = 16 bit
Conversion type
linear
Historical notes
Word size is architecture-dependent; 16 bits assumed.
Aliases
16-bit word, words

Same dimension

Related units

bitiecbitbyteiecBmegabyte (decimal)iecMBgigabyte (decimal)iecGBkilobyte (decimal)ieckBterabyte (decimal)iecTBmebibyteiecMiBgibibyteiecGiB

Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 word = 16 bit

Exact relationship

10 word = 160 bit

Exact relationship