instruction set
Noun
Meaning
instruction set (plural instruction sets)
(computing) The set of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute; the corresponding set of assembly language mnemonics.
Synonym: repertoire
Synonyms
Examples
Instruction set The three high-order bits of the 12-bit instruction word (labelled bits 0 through 2) are the operation code.
Instruction set Control instructions The control instructions consist of conditional and unconditional branches, and jumps.
Instruction set enhancements included the following: * A set of AArch64 atomic read-write instructions.
Instruction set Instructions are all 1 to 3 bytes long, consisting of an initial opcode byte, followed by up to 2 bytes of operands.
Instruction set The machine instructions implemented below are the common set implemented by all of the Nova series processors.
MIPS SIMD Instruction set extensions designed to accelerate multimedia.