Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

delay slot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: de-lay s-lot
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slot for an additional instruction that is executed out of sequence, before the instruction (typically a jump or branch) that immediately precedes it in code.

Inflected Forms

delay slots (plural)

Questions

What does delay slot mean?: A slot for an additional instruction that is executed out of sequence, before the instruction (typically a jump or branch) that immediately precedes it in code.

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