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layer8
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Well…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_(computer_architecture)
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selcuka
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5 bits would be a weird size for a word.
layer8
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I don’t think the parent’s argument would change if he had made an 8-bit Wordle.
flysand7
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Knuth's "Art of Programming" had a hypothetical machine with 5-bit words.
badc0ffee
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Baudotle
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