short C Keyword short Data type short is a numeric data type. By definition, it cannot be longer than an int. Under COHERENT, an int is equal to an short; that is, both sizeof int and sizeof short equals two chars, or 15 bits plus a sign. A short normally is sign extended when cast to a larger data type; however, an unsigned short will be zero ex- tended when cast. ***** See Also ***** C keywords, data format, data type COHERENT Lexicon Page 1