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Software engineering

The systematic application of scientific principles and disciplines to the development, operation, and maintenance of software to perform prespecified functions with maximum economy and efficiency.

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privileged instruction

Computer; Software engineering

A computer instruction that can be executed only by a supervisory program.

four-plus-one address instruction

Computer; Software engineering

A computer instruction that contains five address fields, the fifth containing the address of the instruction to be executed next. For example, an instruction to add the contents of locations A, B, ...

three-plus-one address instruction

Computer; Software engineering

A computer instruction that contains four address fields, the fourth containing the address of the instruction to be executed next. For example, an instruction to add the contents of locations A and ...

four-address instruction

Computer; Software engineering

A computer instruction that contains four address fields. For example, an instruction to add the contents of locations A, B, and C, and place the result in location D.

indirect instruction

Computer; Software engineering

A computer instruction that contains indirect addresses for its operands.

multiaddress instruction

Computer; Software engineering

A computer instruction that contains more than one address field.

multiple-address instruction

Computer; Software engineering

A computer instruction that contains more than one address field.

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