60-bit computing

<p>In <a href="/facts/Computer_architecture/tHtwxgR2">computer architecture</a>, 60-bit <a href="/facts/Integer_(computer_science)/zWabo5M9">integers</a>, <a href="/facts/Memory_address/7EsUmbea">memory addresses</a>, or other <a href="/facts/Data_(computing)/cPjfFHph">data</a> units are those that are  60 <a href="/facts/Bit/S972NSaD">bits</a>  wide.  Also, 60-bit <a href="/facts/Central_processing_unit/Jxp1bqMV">central processing unit</a> (CPU) and <a href="/facts/Arithmetic_logic_unit/SgIjPzSc">arithmetic logic unit</a> (ALU) architectures are those that are based on <a href="/facts/Processor_register/32RvbUdz">registers</a>, <a href="/facts/Address_bus/R45TKwS7">address buses</a>, or <a href="/facts/Bus_(computing)/R45TKwS7">data buses</a> of that size.
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<p>A 60-bit word is typically used for high-precision <a href="/facts/Floating-point_arithmetic/eIckahxe">floating-point calculations</a>; it can also store 10 <a href="/facts/Six-bit_character_code/98y42p1u">6-bit characters</a>.
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60-bit computing