{{fbdoc item="title" value="SHORT"}}----
Standard data type: 16 bit signed

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	[[KeyPgDim|dim]] //variable// [[KeyPgAs|as]] **Short**
##
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	16-bit signed whole-number data type. Can hold values from -32768 to 32767.

{{fbdoc item="ex"}}
{{fbdoc item="filename" value="examples/manual/datatype/short.bas"}}%%(freebasic)
  Dim x As Short = CShort(&H8000)
  Dim y As Short = CShort(&H7FFF)
  Print "Short Range = "; x; " to "; y
%%
	Output:
	%%Short Range = -32768 to  32767%%

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	- Not available in the //[[CompilerOptlang|-lang qb]]// dialect unless referenced with the alias ##**""__Short""**##.

{{fbdoc item="diff"}}
	- The name "short" is new to ""FreeBASIC"", however they are the same as integers in QB

{{fbdoc item="see"}}
	- ##[[KeyPgUshort|Ushort]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgCshort|Cshort]]##

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