MIPS Assembly Alignment Align n
<p>What does the directive <code>.align n</code> do in an array?<br>
To be more specific let's say that I have the following part of code:</p>

<pre><code>array: .align 2
       .space 800     
</code></pre>

<p>What's its importance and why not just skip it and use </p>

<pre><code>       .space 800
</code></pre>

<p>This is a school's assignment theory question.</p>