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conditional jump

[kən′dish·ən·əl ′jəmp]
(computer science)
A computer instruction that will cause the proper one of two or more addresses to be used in obtaining the next instruction, depending on some property of a numerical expression that may be the result of some previous instruction. Also known as conditional branch; conditional transfer; decision instruction; discrimination; IF statement.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Winning the Welsh Grand National was an unbelievable feeling, but to win Stobart Conditional Jump Jockey tops off what has been a great year for me."
For example, on the IBM PC the conditional jump top: cmp ax,bx jle top could be quantum assembled as: .word 4 ; quantum time top: cmp ax,bx ; program jle L1 ; test branch condition lea si,L2 ; default continuation jmp qsch ; jump to scheduler L1: lea si,top ; conditional continuation jmp qsch ; jump to scheduler .word 5 ; size of default quantum L2:
Dascombe, who rode a total of 95 winners, has transformed himself from middle-of-the-road conditional jump jockey with Martin Pipe, into a respected trainer.
McDonald started his career as a conditional jump jockey and only began riding on the Flat to keep his eye in and his weight down over the summer.
Last season's champion conditional jump jockey will be put on crutches in preparation for his release from Worcester Royal Hospital on Thursday.
Conditional jump jockey Terry Mortimer, airlifted to North Staffs Infirmary after a crashing first-flight fall from Uluru at Uttoxeter, escaped with mild concussion.
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