h3 defw, dw, .dw, .word defw, dw, .word pre defw [,...] dw [,...] .dw [,...] .word [,...] p This pseudo instruction inserts a single or a series of 2-byte words into the code. Words are stored with their least significant byte first. This means, $1234 is stored as $34, $12. p If you need them to be stored 'as seen' then use the 'defm' pseudo instruction.