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However, when making half-word accesses into a data array consisting of word data, access to the more-
significant half word requires the address corresponding to the less significant half word (and vice versa). Such code
is not endian-independent. A super-group access (for example, accessing two half words simultaneously as a word
from a half-word data array) causes the same problem. Such problems also arise when a half-word access is made
into a 32-bit register, whereas a word access into a 32-bit register creates no problem.
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Figure 3-3. Word Data Array Example
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