index arithmetic unit
index arithmetic unit
[′in‚deks ə′rith·mə·tik ‚yü·nət] (computer science)
A section of some computers that performs addition or subtraction operations on address parts of instructions for the purpose of indexing, boundary tests for memory protection, and so forth.
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