Orthogonal instruction set
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orthogonal-instruction-set-217-4156261
title:
Orthogonal instruction set
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In computer engineering, an orthogonal instruction set is an instruction set architecture where all instruction types can use all addressing modes. It is "orthogonal" in the sense that the instruction type and the addressing mode vary independently. An orthogonal instruction set does not impose a limitation that requires a certain instruction to use a specific register so there is little overlapping of instruction functionality. Orthogonality was considered a major goal for processor designers i
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Type of computer instruction set
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orthogonal_instruction_set
date created:
2004-12-15T20:43:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T08:36:43Z
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