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Which factors decide size of a data type for a machine ?

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Which factors decide size of a data type for a machine ?
posted Apr 27, 2017 by Vikram Singh

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It depends on compiler and your machine architecture, operating sytem and processor. In other words it depends on platform. Term platform is the combination of compiler, architecture (32-bit/64) and processor type and operating system.

answer Apr 29, 2017 by Harshita
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