"delay slot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: delay slots [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} delay slot (plural delay slots)
  1. (programming) 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. Wikipedia link: delay slot Categories (topical): Programming

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