#!+sb-doc
"Number of bits per word where a word holds one lisp descriptor.")
+;;; the natural width of a machine word (as seen in e.g. register width,
+;;; address space)
+(def!constant n-machine-word-bits 64)
+
(def!constant n-byte-bits 8
#!+sb-doc
"Number of bits per byte where a byte is the smallest addressable object.")