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Standard data type: 16 bit unsigned.
Equivalent to ##[[KeyPgUnsigned|Unsigned]] [[KeyPgShort|Short]]##.

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	[[KeyPgDim|dim]] //variable// [[KeyPgAs|as]] **Ushort**
##
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	16-bit unsigned whole-number data type. Can hold values from 0 to 65535.

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{{fbdoc item="filename" value="examples/manual/datatype/ushort.bas"}}%%(freebasic)
  Dim x As UShort = 0
  Dim y As UShort = &HFFFF
  Print "UShort Range = "; x; " to "; y
%%
	Output:
	%%UShort Range = 0 to 65535%%

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

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	- New to ""FreeBASIC""

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	- ##[[KeyPgShort|Short]]##
	- ##[[KeyPgCushort|Cushort]]##

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