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writemask

writemask noun: a bitmask which controls which bits are written to a memory location during some operation.

Noun

writemask (plural writemasks)

  1. A bitmask which controls which bits are written to a memory location during some operation.
    • A destination element is not updated with the result of the operation if the corresponding writemask bit is not set. Instead, the destination element value must be preserved (merging-masking) or it must be zeroed out (zeroing-masking).2025 March, Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manual, volume 1, page 15-9

Forms of writemask

pluralwritemasks

Origin of writemask

Compound of write + mask.

Questions about writemask

What does writemask mean?
Writemask means a bitmask which controls which bits are written to a memory location during some operation.
What part of speech is writemask?
Writemask is a noun.
What is the plural of writemask?
The plural of writemask is writemasks.

Words near writemask in the dictionary

  1. writedown
  2. writedowns
  3. writee
  4. writees
  5. writeing
  6. writemask
  7. writemasks
  8. writeoff
  9. writeoffs
  10. writeprint
  11. writeprints

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