fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, ɐ sˈɪkstiːnbˈɪt kəmpjˈuːɾɚ wɪð ɐ sˈɪkstiːnbˈɪt mˈɛmɚɹi dˈeɪɾə bˈʌs, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ˈɪntɛl ˈeɪt θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks, dʒˈɛnɚɹəli hɐz lˈɛs ˌoʊvɚhˈɛd ɪf ðɪ ˈæksɛs ɪz ɐlˈaɪnd tʊ ɐn ˈiːvən ɐdɹˈɛs.
For example, a 16-bit computer with a 16-bit memory data bus, such as Intel 8086, generally has less overhead if the access is aligned to an even address.