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Quadruple-Word (quad-word)
A quadruple word (quad-word) is a grouping of four standard words. On a 64-bit system, this equals 256 bits, forming the basis of advanced operations such as wide integer arithmetic, extended SIMD instructions, cryptographic keys, and high-precision floating-point values. Modern CPUs support quad-word operations through SIMD extensions like AVX and AVX-512, allowing parallel processing of large blocks of data in scientific computing, video encoding, machine learning, and physics simulations. Quad-words illustrate how data grouping evolves with hardware capability: as processors grow more powerful, software increasingly relies on larger and more complex data units.
Zip 250 (Zip 250)
The Zip 250 increased capacity to 250 MB, improving on the Zip 100 line while retaining backward compatibility. It served as a bridge to larger removable storage formats and remained popular until USB flash drives took over the portable storage market. Designers, schools, and offices used Zip 250 disks for medium-sized multimedia projects, backups, and file transfers. Its existence illustrates the rapid pace of storage innovation—and how even seemingly large capacities were quickly eclipsed.