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operand

UK/ˈɒpəɹænd//ˈɑpəˌɹænd/

operand noun: a quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3-x, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and x).

Noun

operand (plural operands)

  1. A quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3-x, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and x).
    • When the microprocessor decodes the JSR opcode, it stores the operand into the TEMP register and pushes the current contents of the PC ($00 0128) onto the stack.1992, Michael A. Miller, The 68000 Microprocessor Family: Architecture, Programming, and Applications, page 47

operand meaning in Malayalam

operand in Malayalam

സങ്കാര്യം

Forms of operand

pluraloperands

Origin of operand

From Late Latin operandum. By surface analysis, operate + -and. Doublet of operandum.

Words that rhyme with operand

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Questions about operand

What does operand mean?
Operand means a quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3-x, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and x).
What is operand in Malayalam?
Operand in Malayalam is സങ്കാര്യം. See Operand meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is operand?
Operand is a noun.
How do you pronounce operand?
Operand is pronounced /ˈɒpəɹænd/ (UK).
What is the plural of operand?
The plural of operand is operands.

Words near operand in the dictionary

  1. operalogues
  2. operameter
  3. operameters
  4. operance
  5. operancy
  6. operand
  7. operanda
  8. operands
  9. operandum
  10. operant
  11. operant conditioning

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Adapted from Wiktionary: operand (page history and authors); operand (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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