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        !             3: alignment                   Definition                  alignment
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        !             8: Alignment refers  to the  fact that some  microprocessors require
        !             9: the address of a data entity  to be aligned to a numeric boundary
        !            10: in memory  so that  _a_d_d_r_e_s_s modulo  _n_u_m_b_e_r equals zero.   For ex-
        !            11: ample,  the M68000  and  the PDP-11  require that  an integer  be
        !            12: aligned along an even address, i.e., _a_d_d_r_e_s_s%22==00.
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        !            14: Generally  speaking, alignment  is a  problem  only if  you write
        !            15: programs in assembly  language.  For C programs, COHERENT ensures
        !            16: that  data  types are  aligned  properly  under foreseeable  con-
        !            17: ditions.  You  should, however, beware of  copying structures and
        !            18: of casting a pointer to cchhaarr  to a pointer to a ssttrruucctt, for these
        !            19: could trigger alignment problems.
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        !            21: Processors react differently to an alignment problem.  On the VAX
        !            22: or the i8086, it causes a  program to run more slowly, whereas on
        !            23: the M68000 it causes a bus error.
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        !            25: ***** See Also *****
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