instruction
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- noun
- /ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/
- Specialized
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instrucción
- For decimal division, a hardware assist instruction is included that produces one digit of the quotient.
- execute an instruction
- execution of instructions
- instruction fetch
The simple answer is IPC or instructions per clock.
- The simple answer is IPC or instructions per clock.
- The next address we fetch from is the one in this instruction decode.
- So bytecode is a bunch of machine instructions, but it's an imaginary machine.
- So there are add instructions, subtractive instructions, multiply and divide.
Examples
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If there's something wrong, it's wrong with the instruction.
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We need to move that to the instruction register.
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There are a bunch of instructions that the cell gets.
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Final assembly is also directed by a computer monitor that gives appropriate instructions for each product.
Academic text (2011) -
This says if A is true, perform instruction B, otherwise carry out instruction C.
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You'll get your instructions within the hour.
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Now, I've got some instructions to give you.
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The next address we fetch from is the one in this instruction decode.
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A table-driven routine is used to decode the instruction and invoke the processing routine for it.
Academic text (1999) -
When executing a program, each instruction directs the processor to perform a specific task.
Synonyms
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An order given by someone in authority or a computer instruction
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A single line of code that tells the computer to do something
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A single instruction you give to a computer program
A single line of code in a computer program
A single computer command that expands into several commands the computer runs
Compounds
- Formal
Teaching religious beliefs by asking and answering questions, often before baptism or confirmation
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A computer design where the main processor runs many built-in instructions
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A computer design where the processor runs many complex commands directly in hardware
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A single computer command that expands into several commands the computer runs
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A computer design that uses a small set of simple commands to work faster
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A computer design using a small set of simple instructions for faster processors that use less power
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A command a program sends to pause and ask the operating system to do a task
How Complex
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5.9
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Instruction shares the Latin parts in- 'into' and struere 'to build', so you can think of each instruction as a small building block or order. That's why in computing an instruction is a single command the computer follows to make a program work.