Using types from stdint ensures you always get the size you want/need no matter the size of an int.
Whereas if you use a locally invented type like the Arduino "word", you might as well have used "unsigned int" since that is what you are getting.
Using types from stdint ensures you always get the size you want/need no matter the size of an int.
Whereas if you use a locally invented type like the Arduino "word", you might as well have used "unsigned int" since that is what you are getting.