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Sahan Dissanayaka
Sahan Dissanayaka

Reputation: 621

Why is 32-bit called as x86 and not as x32 in operating system architectures?

Why is 32-bit called x86 system and not x32? As an example, Windows uses x86 in System Drive instead of using 32bit. Is there a hidden fact behind that.I'm fascinated to get the answer from the community.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1358

Answers (1)

code-lukas
code-lukas

Reputation: 1651

Because it has nothing to do with that :).

They are called x86 because it was based on the 8086 microprocessor made by Intel. This became x86 because a lot of their processors end with 86.

Source: Wikipedia

Upvotes: 4

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