64 bits

double word (on a 32-bit machine)

The fundamental motivation for most of these jargon terms

(aside from the normal hackerly enjoyment of punning wordplay) is

the extreme ambiguity of the term `word' and its derivatives.

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nyetwork /nyet'werk/ n.

[from Russian `nyet' = no] A network, when it is acting flaky or is down. Compare notwork.

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