operand

noun
/ˈɒpəɹænd/UK/ˈɑpəˌɹænd/US

Etymology

From Late Latin operandum. By surface analysis, operate + -and. Doublet of operandum.

  1. borrowed from operandum

Definitions

  1. A quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3-x, the operands of the subtraction…

    A quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3-x, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and x).

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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

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