operationcodeencoding
nounUK /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃən kəʊd ɪnˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˌɑːpəˈreɪʃən koʊd ɪnˈkoʊdɪŋ/
Operation code encoding is the way a computer turns an instruction into a code it can understand.
The programmer checked the operation code encoding to make sure the robot followed the right command.
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2. The process of converting an operation code into binary form for a processor.
The compiler handled the operation code encoding before sending the program to the CPU.
3. A scheme that maps operation names to numeric values in a virtual machine.
The virtual machine's operation code encoding assigns each instruction a unique byte.
4. The representation of a command's identifier within a data packet.
The network protocol uses operation code encoding to tell the receiver which action to perform.