"instruction set" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: instruction sets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} instruction set (plural instruction sets)
  1. (computing) The set of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute; the corresponding set of assembly language mnemonics. Wikipedia link: instruction set Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: repertoire Translations (set of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute): instrukční sada [feminine] (Czech), käskykanta (Finnish), Befehlsatz [feminine] (German), utasításkészlet (Hungarian), insieme di istruzioni [masculine] (Italian), set de instrucțiuni (Romanian), instruktionsuppsättning [common-gender] (Swedish), instruktionsrepertoar [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-instruction_set-en-noun-~nc~z9D3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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