| Definition: | number of specified data elements that are or can be contained in a given storage device or that are or can be transferred in a given time interval Note 1 to entry: The specified data elements are, for example, binary digits, bytes, words of a given number of bits, blocks. Note 2 to entry: For storage devices, the terms "storage capacity" and "storage size" (see IEV 171-04-16) are used with the same meaning. For registers, the term "register length" is used with the same meaning.
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