Pseudoinstruction
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pseudoinstruction is a noun meaning (programming) A command that resembles, but is not in fact, a machine instruction, such as a special directive or a command that is mapped to a sequence of real instructions.
Meaning
(programming) A command that resembles, but is not in fact, a machine instruction, such as a special directive or a command that is mapped to a sequence of real instructions.
Example Sentences
The compiler constructs one or several instructions corresponding to the respective pseudoinstruction and adds them to the object program just being formed.
Word Forms
- pseudoinstructions
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pseudoblock, pseudostatement, pseudocoding, pseudoalgorithm, pseudolanguage, pseudocode.
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