Operand
/ˈɑpəˌɹænd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3-x, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and x).
"When the microprocessor decodes the JSR opcode, it stores the operand into the TEMP register and pushes the current contents of the PC ($00 0128) onto the stack."
- 2 a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed wordnet
Example
More examples"When the microprocessor decodes the JSR opcode, it stores the operand into the TEMP register and pushes the current contents of the PC ($00 0128) onto the stack."
Etymology
From Late Latin operandum. Doublet of operandum.