opcodes
nounUK /ˈɒp.kəʊdz/
US /ˈɑːp.koʊdz/
Short codes that tell a computer what action to do.
The programmer checked the opcodes to see which instructions the processor would run.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The numeric values that represent specific operations in a virtual machine's instruction set.
Each opcode in the Java bytecode corresponds to a specific operation on the stack.
3. Abbreviated codes used in assembly language to name machine instructions.
The assembler translates mnemonics like MOV and ADD into their binary opcodes.
4. Codes that identify particular functions or commands in a communication protocol.
The network device interprets incoming opcodes to decide how to handle each packet.