What is the correct term for the number of bits used by an operating system
- by benc
Recently, some discussions came up about 32 bit vs. 64 bit implementations of operating systems.
While I was composing a message about this topic, I realized that I did not know if there was a correct term for the number of bits supported by an operating system.
For example, various versions of Solaris and Linux have 32bit and 64bit releases. Is…