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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Byte Addressability And Beyond
Date: Sun, 5 May 2024 04:35:51 -0000 (UTC)
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On Sun, 5 May 2024 01:49:52 +0000, MitchAlsup1 wrote:

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> 
>> So using the same register name to address a halfword gives you the low 
>> half of the register, not the high half?
> 
>> Whereas using the same memory address to address a halfword gives you the
>> high half of the word at that location, not the low half?
> 
> Concrete example::

That’s a “yes”.