operand en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɑpəˈɹænd/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɒpəɹænd/ (UK)
- /ˈɑpəˌɹænd/ (US)
Etymology
From Late Latin operandum. By surface analysis, operate + -and. Doublet of operandum.
Meanings
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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.
1992, Michael A. Miller, The 68000 Microprocessor Family: Architecture, Programming, and Applications, page 47:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| operands | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (19)
el τελεστέος (quantity to which an operator is applied) · fi laskettava (quantity to which an operator is applied) · pl operand (quantity to which an operator is applied) · eo operando (quantity to which an operator is applied) · ja 被演算子 (quantity to which an operator is applied) · pt operando (quantity to which an operator is applied) · da operand (quantity to which an operator is applied) · sv operand (quantity to which an operator is applied) · nan 運算元 /运算元 (quantity to which an operator is applied) · is þolandi (quantity to which an operator is applied) · pl argument (quantity to which an operator is applied) · io operacario (quantity to which an operator is applied) · fi operandi (quantity to which an operator is applied) · nb operand (quantity to which an operator is applied) · it operando (quantity to which an operator is applied) · ru опера́нд (quantity to which an operator is applied) · fr opérande (quantity to which an operator is applied) · tr işlenen (quantity to which an operator is applied) · ro operand (quantity to which an operator is applied)