Operation Code

  • (noun): The portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer.
    Synonyms: order code

Some articles on operation code, operation codes, operation, code:

IBM Basic Assembly Language - Assembler Statement Format
... The operation code or mnemonic could begin in any column to the right of column 1, separated from the statement label by a blank ... The operand field could begin in any column to the right of the operation code, separated from the operation code by at least one blank ... consisting of one or more operands, was optional depending on the operation code ...
CIMD - Syntax
... Two-digit parameter types are operation codes and each message must have exactly one ... The number after the operation code is the sequence number used to match an operation to its response ... The response code (acknowledgement) of the message is equal to the operation code plus 50 ...

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