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predecoding

/ˌpriː.dɪˈkoʊ.dɪŋ/

predecoding noun: the process of partially decoding machine instructions prior to their storage in the instruction cache, typically to identify instruction boundaries, classify instruction types, and facilitate faster or parallel decoding during execution. Also the present participle and gerund of predecode.

Noun

predecoding (uncountable)

  1. The process of partially decoding machine instructions prior to their storage in the instruction cache, typically to identify instruction boundaries, classify instruction types, and facilitate faster or parallel decoding during execution.
    • It owes its simplicity to the predecoding of the I/O (input/output) slot address already provided on the Apple's main circuit board.1985, Steve Ciarcia, Ciarcia's Circuit Cellar, revised edition, volume 5, Circuit Cellar, page 32
    • Predecoding shifts a part of the decoding task up into the loading phase of the on-chip instruction cache (I-cache)... A dedicated unit called the predecoded unit executes partial decoding and joins several decode bits to each instruction.2021 July 20, TutorialsPoint, “Parallel Decoding in Computer Architecture”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)

Also used as

predecoding is also the present participle and gerund of predecode.

Origin of predecoding

From pre- + decoding.

Questions about predecoding

What does predecoding mean?
Predecoding means the process of partially decoding machine instructions prior to their storage in the instruction cache, typically to identify instruction boundaries, classify instruction types, and facilitate faster or parallel decoding during execution.
What part of speech is predecoding?
Predecoding is a noun.
How do you pronounce predecoding?
Predecoding is pronounced /ˌpriː.dɪˈkoʊ.dɪŋ/.

Words near predecoding in the dictionary

  1. predeclares
  2. predeclaring
  3. predecode
  4. predecoded
  5. predecodes
  6. predecoding
  7. predecoherence
  8. predecomposition
  9. predecree
  10. preded
  11. prededication

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