multiple-length working
multiple-length working
[′məl·tə·pəl ¦leŋkth ′wərk·iŋ] (computer science)
Any processing of data by a computer in which two or more machine words are used to represent each data item.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.