Nonregister

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not a register. not-comparable

    "Typically, the second operand may be obtained from a nonregister memory location."

  2. 2
    Not stored in a register. not-comparable

    "Functions need to access two kinds of nonregister variables: formal parameters and local auto variables. Both types are allocated on the stack."

Example

More examples

"Typically, the second operand may be obtained from a nonregister memory location."

Etymology

From non- + register.

Related phrases

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