chipinstructionset
nounUK /tʃɪp ɪnˈstrʌkʃən sɛt/
US /tʃɪp ɪnˈstrʌkʃən sɛt/
A chip instruction set is a list of simple jobs a computer chip knows how to do.
The engineer read the chip instruction set to learn what commands the processor understands.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The complete collection of machine-level commands a specific processor family can execute.
Programs compiled for one chip instruction set may not run on a different processor.
3. A document or specification describing the operations, formats, and encoding of a processor's commands.
The chip instruction set specification lists every opcode and its bit pattern.
4. The interface between software and hardware that defines how programs control a chip.
Developers target the chip instruction set when writing low-level device drivers.