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<h4 class="subsection">9.6.3 Directives</h4>
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The following directives are provided for compatibility with the VDSP assembler.
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<dt><code>.byte2</code><dd>Initializes a two byte data object.
<p>This maps to the <code>.short</code> directive.
<br><dt><code>.byte4</code><dd>Initializes a four byte data object.
<p>This maps to the <code>.int</code> directive.
<br><dt><code>.db</code><dd>Initializes a single byte data object.
<p>This directive is a synonym for <code>.byte</code>.
<br><dt><code>.dw</code><dd>Initializes a two byte data object.
<p>This directive is a synonym for <code>.byte2</code>.
<br><dt><code>.dd</code><dd>Initializes a four byte data object.
<p>This directive is a synonym for <code>.byte4</code>.
<br><dt><code>.var</code><dd>Define and initialize a 32 bit data object.
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