operand
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of operand
1885–90; < Late Latin operandum, gerund of operārī; see operate
Example Sentences
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The effective address of an operand is indicated by Z. Z may be equal to Y or it may be Y as modified by deferring or by indexing.
From Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) October, 1960 by Digital Equipment Corporation
This new address is known as the indirect address for the instruction and will be used -9-to locate the operand.
From Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) October, 1960 by Digital Equipment Corporation
This sum is used to locate the operand.
From Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) October, 1960 by Digital Equipment Corporation
Routines which require two operands, e.g., add, subtract, multiply and divide, require an index register to specify the address of the second operand.
From Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) October, 1960 by Digital Equipment Corporation
The original address, Y, of the instruction will not be used to locate the operand of the instruction, as is the normal case.
From Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) October, 1960 by Digital Equipment Corporation
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