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