Assembly Language Help (alang.hlp) (Table of Contents; Topic list)
Sign (s) Bit
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     If the sign (s) bit is set, sign-extend 8-bit immediate data
     to 16 bits. Under the .386 or .486 directive, sign-extend 8-bit and
     16-bit immediate data to 32 bits.
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