Opcode

Noun · Development

Definitions

  1. Operation code — the numeric portion of a machine language instruction that specifies the operation to perform, such as addition, memory load, or jump.

    In plain English: A number that tells the processor exactly what operation to perform — the raw instruction behind every line of code you write.

    Example: "0x90 is the NOP opcode on x86 — it tells the CPU to do absolutely nothing for one cycle."

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