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@@ -18,11 +18,17 @@ the dictionary follows a fairly standard format. | flag | 1 byte | FFA (flag field address) | | string length | 2 bytes | NFA (name field address) | | string | variable length | still NFA | +| null byte | 1 byte | | code | variable length | CFA (code field address) | probably, some bitmask antics could be done to store the string length and flags together. but alternatively: no. +the stored string is a counted string but also has a +null byte at the end. bit of a waste of space but i can use +x86's `repz` for it. maybe there is a counted string version +though, i don't know + ## forth registers there are a set of 'virtual registers' (see moving forth part 1) |