Fixed-word-length arrays in variable-word-length computers
@article{Sonquiest1962FixedwordlengthAI, title={Fixed-word-length arrays in variable-word-length computers}, author={John A. Sonquiest}, journal={Commun. ACM}, year={1962}, volume={5}, pages={602} }
Scientific users of small-scale variable-word-length computers, such as the IBM 1401, may frequently have the occasion to use fixed-word-length arrays. For instance, it is common practice to store matrices row-wise in linear arrays. A linear array whose elements are addresses is a common storage allocation scheme for handling pushdown lists.