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Word - an integer type supporting values 0 to 65535

type Word = 0..65535; Description The Word type is an integer holding positive values up to 65535. It occupies 16 bits of storage. The SmallInt type is the equivalent 16 bit type for signed integers (-32768 to 32767). Related commands Byte An integer type supporting values 0 to 255 Cardinal The basic unsigned integer type Int64 A 64 bit sized integer - the largest in Delphi Integer The basic Integer type LongInt An Integer whose size is guaranteed to be 32 bits LongWord A 32 bit unsigned integer ShortInt An integer type supporting values -128 to 127 SmallInt An Integer type supporting values from -32768 to 32767 Example code : Showing maximum and minimum Word values var min, max : Word; begin // Set the minimum and maximum values of this data type min := Low(Word); max := High(Word); ShowMessage('Min word value = '+IntToStr(min)); ShowMessage('Max word value = '+IntToStr(max)); end; Show full unit code Min word value = 0 Max word value = 65535