opcodeencoding
nounUK /ˈɒpkəʊd ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˈɑːpkoʊd ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
Opcode encoding is the way a computer turns a command into a number it can understand.
The chip uses opcode encoding to read each instruction quickly.
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2. The process of assigning binary patterns to processor operations.
Engineers studied the opcode encoding to add new instructions.
3. A scheme that maps assembly mnemonics to numeric operation codes.
The manual lists the opcode encoding for every mnemonic.
4. The format that packs an operation code and its operands into bits.
A fixed-length opcode encoding keeps decoding simple.