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What is a WORD?
In EasyBuilder Pro, a WORD refers to the size of the data type configured for the system. This is the standard size used to store data in registers and memory locations within the system. Our LW, PLW, RW, RW_A, EM0-15, RECIPE, RWI, PRW registers store WORDs into addresses.
Naming rules for variables inside the Macro Workspace is as shown:
| Variable Type | Description | Range |
| bool (boolean) | 1 bit (discrete) | 0, 1 |
| char (character) | 8 bits (byte) | +127 to -128 |
| unsigned char | 8 bits (byte) | 0 to 255 |
| short (short integer) | 16 bits (word) | +32767 to -32768 |
| unsigned short (short integer) | 16 bits (word) | 0 to 65535 |
| int (integer) | 32 bits (double word) | +2147483647 to -2147483648 |
| float (floating point) | 32 bits (double word) | +2147483647 to -2147483648 |
| unsigned int | 32 bits (double word) | 0 to 4,294,967,295 |
| long (long integer) | 64 bits (four words) | +281474976710655 ~ -281474976710655 |
| unsigned long (long integer) | 64 bits (four words) | 0 ~ 281474976710655 |
| double | 64 bits (four words) | 0 ~ 281474976710655 |