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machine instructionAn instruction in machine language. Its anatomy is a verb followed by one or more nouns:
OP CODE OPERANDS (one or more)
(verb) (nouns)
The op code is the operation to be performed (add, copy, etc.), while the operands are the data to be acted upon (add a to b). There are always machine instructions to INPUT and OUTPUT, to process data by CALCULATING, COMPARING and COPYING it, and to go to some other part of the program with a GOTO instruction. See hardware platforms and computer. machine instruction [mə′shēn in‚strək·shən] (computer science) A set of digits, binary bits, or characters that a computer can recognize and act upon, and that, when interpreted or decoded, indicates the action to be performed and which operand is to be involved in the action. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Programs are executed by selecting the Run Machine Instruction button or the Run Without Pause button under the register trace grid, or pressing F8 or F9 as a shortcut. Handley's brand of on-farm machine instruction for owners--call it old-fashioned or new-fangled--seems to keep customers coming through his dealership's doors in this cotton and grain production area of the Texas Rolling Plains, west of Fort Worth. NET Framework is the Common Language Runtime, which provides a virtual machine instruction set called the Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL). |
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