Editing NaN (section)

=== Payload operations ===
IEEE 754-2019 recommends the operations ''getPayload'', ''setPayload'', and ''setPayloadSignaling'' be implemented,<ref>{{Harvnb|IEEE 754|2019|loc=§9.7}}</ref> standardizing the access to payloads to streamline application use.<ref>{{cite web |title=Background discussion for the new Payload functions |url=https://grouper.ieee.org/groups/msc/ANSI_IEEE-Std-754-2019/background/payload-functions.txt}}</ref> According to the IEEE 754-2019 background document, this recommendation should be interpreted as "required for new implementations, with reservation for backward compatibility".<ref>{{cite web |title=IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic revision due in 2019 |url=https://grouper.ieee.org/groups/msc/ANSI_IEEE-Std-754-2019/background/ieee-computer.pdf}}</ref>