"qword" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-uk-qword.ogg [UK] Forms: qwords [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} qword (plural qwords)
  1. (computing) A quadword. Categories (topical): Computing

Inflected forms

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