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The '''8-bit''' [[computer architecture]] is a [[microprocessor]] architecture that has a [[datapath]] width or a highest [[operand]] width of 8 bits or an [[octet]]. These architectures typically have a matching [[register file]] with [[registers]] width of 8 bits.
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The '''8-bit [[architecture]]''' is a [[microprocessor]] or [[computer]] architecture that has a [[datapath]] width or a highest [[operand]] width of 8 bits or an [[octet]]. These architectures typically have a matching [[register file]] with [[registers]] width of 8 bits.
  
 
== Applications ==
 
== Applications ==

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The 8-bit architecture is a microprocessor or computer architecture that has a datapath width or a highest operand width of 8 bits or an octet. These architectures typically have a matching register file with registers width of 8 bits.

Applications

As a departure from the older 4-bit microprocessors, 8-bit CPUs were used in many military applications, instrumentation, and complex control and processing systems.

8-bit microprocessor

8-bit microcontrollers