1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libk/types.h b/libk/types.h
index 599f852..08d42b9 100644
--- a/libk/types.h
+++ b/libk/types.h
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ typedef short int16_t;
 typedef int int32_t;
 typedef long long int int64_t;
 
+/* in x86:
+ * byte:  1 byte,   8 bits
+ * word:  2 bytes, 16 bits
+ * dword: 4 bytes, 32 bits
+ * qword: 8 bytes, 64 bits
+ * */
+typedef uint16_t uword_t;
+typedef int16_t word_t;
+
 // Type Traits
 
 template <class T, T v>