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From: Frank S. DiGennaro
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 19:16
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Question of the day...

	I came across the expression " smearing a sign bit across a word."
Can anyone explain to me what this means?

Thanks.

Frank DiGennaro
National Cancer Institute
Frederick, Md.
digennar@fcs280s.ncifcrf.gov  
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