<s>
In	O
computing	O
,	O
a	O
syllable	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
name	O
for	O
a	O
platform-dependent	O
unit	O
of	O
information	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
the	O
target	O
hardware	O
,	O
various	O
bit	B-Algorithm
widths	I-Algorithm
(	O
and	O
sometimes	O
internal	O
groupings	O
)	O
are	O
associated	O
with	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commonly	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
1960s	O
and	O
1970s	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
has	O
mostly	O
fallen	O
into	O
disuse	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
terms	O
like	O
byte	B-Application
or	O
word	O
.	O
</s>
