Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pseudoinstruction

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pseu-doin-struc-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A command that resembles, but is not in fact, a machine instruction, such as a special directive or a command that is mapped to a sequence of real instructions.

Example Sentences

"The compiler constructs one or several instructions corresponding to the respective pseudoinstruction and adds them to the object program just being formed."

Etymology

From pseudo- + instruction.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pseudo

Inflected Forms

pseudoinstructions (plural)

Questions

What does pseudoinstruction mean?: A command that resembles, but is not in fact, a machine instruction, such as a special directive or a command that is mapped to a sequence of real instructions.
Where does pseudoinstruction come from?: From pseudo- + instruction.

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