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Data structure alignment is the way data is arranged and accessed in computer memory. It consists of two separate but related issues: data alignment and data structure padding. When a modern computer reads from or writes to a memory address, it will do this in word sized chunks (e.g. 4 byte chunks on a 32-bit system) or larger. Data alignment means putting the data at a memory address equal to some multiple of the word size, which increases the system's performance due to the way the CPU handles memory. To align the data, it may be necessary to insert some meaningless bytes between the end of the last data structure and the start of the next, which is data structure padding.

Packed! is the fifth album by rock group The Pretenders, released in 1990. For this album, the only real member of the group is Chrissie Hynde; no other person is pictured anywhere within the album package, and a rotating cast of session musicians (rather than a set band) is used to back Hynde throughout, essentially making this a de-facto solo album by Hynde, only using the Pretenders name to satisfy contractual obligations. However, drummer Blair Cunningham plays on all tracks, though he is not credited as part of the band.

In der Rechnerarchitektur (Computer) bezeichnet man ein Datenelement (oder einen Operanden) mit n Bytes als im Speicher ausgerichtet , wenn dessen Adresse A ein ganzzahliges Vielfaches von n ist (A mod n = 0). Falls n jedoch keine Potenz von 2 ist, muss für die Berechnung n auf die nächsthöhere Potenz von 2 aufgerundet werden. Beispiel: Ein 5-Byte-Datenelement muss entsprechend einem 8-Byte-Datenelement ausgerichtet werden.

En informatique, les contraintes d'alignement en mémoire limitent à certains multiples d'adresse mémoire, où certaines données et instructions machine peuvent être enregistrées. En outre, les optimisations d'alignement mémoire permettent d'influencer la vitesse d'exécution d'un programme uniquement en choisissant bien les adresses.

Packed! est le titre d'un album des Pretenders sorti en 1990 sur les labels Warner Bros et Wea. Trois singles ont été extraits de cet album :

1. Never Do That
2. Let's Make A Pact
3. Millionaires
4. May This Be Love
5. No Guarantee
6. When Will I See You
7. Sense Of Purpose
8. Downtown (Akron)
9. How Do I Miss You
10. Hold A Candle To This
11. Criminal

Packed! è il quinto album del gruppo The Pretenders, pubblicato nel 1990 dalla Sire Records.

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