Accumulator (computing)
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accumulator-computing-192-9784181
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Accumulator (computing)
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In a computer's central processing unit (CPU), the accumulator is a register in which intermediate arithmetic logic unit results are stored. Without a register like an accumulator, it would be necessary to write the result of each calculation to cache or main memory, perhaps only to be read right back again for use in the next operation. Accessing memory is slower than accessing a register like an accumulator because the technology used for the large main memory is slower than that used for a re
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Register in which intermediate arithmetic and logic results of a CPU are stored
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2024-02-05T22:14:44Z
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