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In a [[Computer (nonfiction)|computer]], the '''instruction set''' is the set of | In a [[Computer (nonfiction)|computer]], the '''instruction set''' is the set of [[Machine code (nonfiction)|machine code]] instructions that comprises the computer's machine language. | ||
Every processor or processor family has its own machine code instruction set. Instructions are patterns of bits that by physical design correspond to different commands to the machine. Thus, the instruction set is specific to a class of processors using (mostly) the same architecture. | Every processor or processor family has its own machine code instruction set. Instructions are patterns of bits that by physical design correspond to different commands to the machine. Thus, the instruction set is specific to a class of processors using (mostly) the same architecture. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:37, 14 January 2019
In a computer, the instruction set is the set of machine code instructions that comprises the computer's machine language.
Every processor or processor family has its own machine code instruction set. Instructions are patterns of bits that by physical design correspond to different commands to the machine. Thus, the instruction set is specific to a class of processors using (mostly) the same architecture.
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