double word

Same word twice

A double word is a unit of computer memory that spans two standard words—typically 32 or 64 bits depending on the system architecture.

The term appears in assembly language programming and hardware specifications: The processor handles double word operations efficiently.

In word games like Scrabble, a double word score multiplies the value of a word by two.

Related

copy · carbon copy · doppelganger · dead ringer · two · reflection · match · clone · twice · repeat · second · replica · lookalike · echo · shadow · binary · coupled · matched

Opposites
data unit size (computing)

double wordbyte

Digital information unit

nibble · word · bit

word multiplicity

double wordsingle term

triple word · double letter

Family

double, word, doubled, doubling, doubles, doubly, redouble, redoubled, redoubling

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