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dou⋅ble⋅word

[duhb-uhl-wurd]
–noun Computers.
1. two bytes considered as a single storage entity, used in some high-level programming languages.
2. two contiguous words (32 bits) starting at any byte address.
Also, double word.
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dou·ble·word also double word   (dŭb'əl-wûrd')   
n.  A unit of computer memory storage, usually four or eight bytes, used in many high-level programming languages.
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