JDK-8240327 : 2.8: Adopt IEEE 754-2019 terminology in JVMS
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: specification
  • Sub-Component: vm
  • Affected Version: 14
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Resolved
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Submitted: 2020-03-02
  • Updated: 2021-02-08
  • Resolved: 2020-05-01
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Description
Enact the same IEEE 754 terminology changes as JDK-7074799 for the JVMS, namely:

* IEEE 754 Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic -> IEEE 754 Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic
* single -> binary32 ("single" in the context of IEEE 754-1985 single format specifically)
* double -> binary64 ("double" in the context of IEEE 754-1985 double format specifically)
* denormalized -> subnormal
* round to nearest mode -> roundTiesToEven mode
* round towards zero mode -> roundTowardZero mode 
Comments
Discussion on jdk-dev: https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2020-April/004269.html
22-04-2020