address constant


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address constant

[′ad·res ‚kän·stənt]
(computer science)
A value, or its expression, used in the calculation of storage addresses from relative addresses for computers. Abbreviated ADCON. Also known as base address; presumptive address; reference address.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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