soft float

English

Etymology

From soft (as in software) + float (as in floating-point number).

Noun

soft float (plural soft floats)

  1. (computing, programming) A software implementation of a floating-point number.[1][2]
    Antonym: hard float

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References

  1. ^ https://github.com/Kimbatt/soft-float-starter-pack
  2. ^ https://stackoverflow.com/a/3321649
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