When you use EXAMINE, DEPOSIT, or EVALUATE commands, the default
    types associated with address expressions affect how the debugger
    interprets and displays program entities.

    The debugger recognizes the compiler-generated types associated
    with symbolic address expressions (symbolic names declared in
    your program), and it interprets and displays the contents of
    these locations accordingly. For program locations that do not
    have a symbolic name and, therefore, no associated compiler-
    generated type, the default type in all languages is longword
    integer, which is appropriate for debugging 32-bit applications.

    The default data type for untyped storage locations has been
    changed from longword (32 bits) to quadword (64 bits).

    On Alpha systems, when debugging applications that use the 64-bit
    address space, you should use the SET TYPE QUADWORD command.

    The SET TYPE command enables you to change the default type
    associated with locations that do not have a symbolic name.
    The SET TYPE/OVERRIDE command enables you to set a default type
    for all program locations, both those that do and do not have a
    symbolic name.

    The EXAMINE and DEPOSIT commands have type qualifiers (/ASCII,
    /BYTE, /G_FLOAT, and so on) which enable you to override, for the
    duration of a single command, the type previously associated with
    any program location.

    Related commands:

       CANCEL TYPE/OVERRIDE
       DEPOSIT
       EXAMINE
       (SET,SHOW,CANCEL) RADIX
       (SET,SHOW,CANCEL) MODE
       SHOW TYPE