bitness
Noun
The architecture of a computer system or program in terms of how many bits (binary digits) compose the basic values it can evaluate.
Usage- Uncountable
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Execute an API or DLL call of the wrong bitness from within any of these programs and the result is an unrecoverable run-time error.
Thunking allows parameters to be pushed correctly on the stack, enables a DLL of a different bitness to load in your process, and converts memory addresses...
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Since both user mode and kernel mode have the same "bitness," 16-bit and 32-bit stacks do not need to be distinguished.
Table 7.1 summarizes the bitness requirements for TSPs under the various versions of TAPI and Windows.
Word forms
bitnesses