4. storage, programming An unsigned integer used to select
one fundamental element of storage, usually known as a
wordfrom a computer's
main memory or other storage device. The
While from a hardware point of view an address is indeed an
mixing integers and addresses, and indeed addresses of
different data types. This is a fine example for
syntacticsalt: the compiler could work without it but makes writing
bad programs more difficult.
(1997-07-01)