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nopping

nopping is the present participle and gerund of nop.

Meaning of nop

Verb

nop (third-person singular simple present nops, present participle nopping, simple past and past participle nopped)

  1. To replace machine code with nop instructions when modifying software.
    • For example, if there is a CALL 3140 and we want to skip this call, we can NOP it out.1992, The Cyborg, The Cracking Manual

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Questions about nopping

What is nopping the present participle and gerund of?
Nopping is the present participle and gerund of nop.

Words near nopping in the dictionary

  1. noplace
  2. nopologies
  3. nopology
  4. nopony
  5. nopped
  6. nopping
  7. nops
  8. NoPurchNec
  9. nor
  10. Nor Am
  11. NOR gate

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