32-BIT

'32-bit' is also a term given to a generation of computers in which 32-bit processors were the norm.
The range of integer values that can be stored in 32 bits is 0 (number) through 4,294,967,295 or −2,147,483,648 through 2,147,483,647 using two's complement encoding. Hence, a processor with 32-bit memory addresses can directly access 4 GiB of byte-addressable memory.
The external address and data buses are often wider than 32 bits but both of these are stored and manipulated internally in the processor as 32-bit quantities. For example, the Pentium Pro processor is a 32-bit machine, but the external address bus is 36 bits wide, and the external data bus is 64 bits wide.

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32-bit File format

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Images

In images, 32-bit refers to 24-bit truecolor images with an 8-bit alpha channel.

32-bit File format

A 32-bit File format is a binary File format for which each elementary information is defined on 32 bits (or 4 Bytes). An example of such a format is the Enhanced Metafile Format.

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★ 16-bit

★ 16-bit application

★ 32-bit application

★ History of video games (32-bit era)

★ 64-bit