Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

instruction set

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: in-struc-tion set
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The set of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute; the corresponding set of assembly language mnemonics.

Inflected Forms

instruction sets (plural)

Phrases

rule set

Frequently Paired Words

ruleset rule set

Synonyms

repertoire

Questions

What does instruction set mean?: The set of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute; the corresponding set of assembly language mnemonics.

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