nonregister en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + register.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not a register.
Typically, the second operand may be obtained from a nonregister memory location.
1985, Hugo T Jackson, A M Fischer, Learning assembly language: a guide for BASIC programmers:
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(not-comparable) Not stored in a register.
In RISC processors, instructions excluding the load and store use registers only; any nonregister value is treated as a constant.
2005, Sivarama P Dandamudi, Guide to RISC Processors: For Programmers and Engineers:Functions need to access two kinds of nonregister variables: formal parameters and local auto variables. Both types are allocated on the stack.
1986, Dr. Dobb's journal of software tools for the professional programmer: