address register
nounUK /əˈdrɛs ˈrɛdʒɪstə/
US /əˈdrɛs ˈrɛdʒɪstər/
A small storage spot inside a computer that holds the location of something in memory.
The processor loaded the address register with the location of the next instruction.
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2. A register in a CPU that stores the memory address of data being read or written.
The address register held the address of the word to be fetched from RAM.
3. A hardware register that holds the address of the next instruction to execute.
After each fetch, the address register was updated to point to the following instruction.
4. A book or list that records addresses, such as postal or email addresses.
The office keeps an address register of all its clients.