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From soft (as in software) + float (as in floating-point number).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
soft float
Today it means: A software implementation of a floating-point number. Full definition →
Today it means: A software implementation of a floating-point number. Full definition →
From soft (as in software) + float (as in floating-point number).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.