Important terms and symbols used in this manual are defined below.
The term "user" in this manual refers to the software developer, not to the general consumer.
Bit lengths in this manual are expressed as follows.
Bit Length | Term Used |
8 bits | byte |
16 bits | half-word |
32 bits | word |
The attributes of bits used in bit operations are represented as follows.
The following abbreviations are used to denote Nintendo handheld systems.