{label} DCD{U} expr{,expr}

where:

DCD inserts up to three bytes of padding before the first defined word, if necessary, to achieve four-byte alignment.

Use DCDU if you do not require alignment.

data1   DCD     1,5,20      ; Defines 3 words containing
                            ; decimal values 1, 5, and 20
data2   DCD     mem06 + 4   ; Defines 1 word containing 4 +
                            ; the address of the label mem06
        AREA    MyData, DATA, READWRITE
        DCB     255         ; Now misaligned ...
data3   DCDU    1,5,20      ; Defines 3 words containing
                            ; 1, 5 and 20, not word aligned