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instruction execution

instruction execution

6.7
The steps a computer takes to carry out a command
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : ejecución de instrucciones
  • The efficiency of instruction execution directly impacts a computer's overall performance.

Examples

  • The instruction execution cannot be altered and is embedded within the secure boundary of the chip.

    Academic text (1999)

  • This provides highly optimized instruction execution with minimal idle or setup cycles.

    Academic text (1999)

  • No embedded software exists that contributes to instruction execution, key management, or security controls.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Complex instruction execution

    Academic text (2000)

  • The final result is stored in one of the four rename buffers and/or forwarded back to the multiply stage for the next instruction execution.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Developers focus on improving instruction execution to enhance software responsiveness.

  • This processor is known for its fast instruction execution, allowing multiple tasks to be completed quickly.

Synonyms

execution
vsinstruction execution
  • Specialized
15 5.1

A computer carrying out program instructions

refers specifically to carrying out a single given command
computer operation
vsinstruction execution
  • Specialized
3.9

A basic action a computer does, like adding or comparing numbers

focuses on the process of carrying out a command rather than the action type

Surface Forms

instruction execution singular
instruction executions plural

Morphology

instruction + execution

The meaning is directly compositional: 'instruction' (a command) + 'execution' (carrying out) yields the process of carrying out an instruction. Although somewhat technical, this noun-noun composition follows a transparent and cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Instruction execution comes from the simple image of an instruction as a short order and execution as doing that order. So, in a computer it means the process when the machine reads an instruction and 'carries out' the command.