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INSTRUCTION LONGUEUR VARIABLE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
OBS

variable length: The number of characters which may be available in a particular storage location or data element. Since it is variable, it is possible that each successive block may have a different, varying number of words, but the word packing density usually remains constant.

Key term(s)
  • variable length instruction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
OBS

Instructions de longueur variable ou fixe. [...] Les ordinateurs de la troisième génération possèdent généralement des instructions de longueur variable, ce qui donne une plus grande souplesse dans la définition des instructions.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
DEF

Característica que aumenta la eficiencia del procesador al usar solamente la cantidad de ciclos necesarios para la instrucción y que aumenta la velocidad ya que la máquina interpreta solamente los campos relevantes a dicha instrucción.

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