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opcode

noun

Etymology

From op + code (in sense of operation).

  1. derived from cōdex
  2. derived from code
  3. inherited from code — “system of law”
  4. compounded as opcode — “op + code”

Definitions

  1. A mnemonic used to refer to a microprocessor instruction in assembly language.

    • When the microprocessor decodes the JSR opcode, it stores the operand into the TEMP register and pushes the current contents of the PC ($00 0128) onto the stack.
    • In the tradition of other low-level languages, many CIL opcodes tend to be cryptic and completely unpronounceable by us mere humans.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for opcode. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA