machine instruction

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a set of discrete instructions, each with its own binary representation and associated assembly language mnemonic, that a CPU can execute; typically they involve the movement, comparison or manipulation of data.

Word forms

machine instruction machine instructions
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