branch register

noun

The register in a CPU which contains the address of the next instruction to be executed or of an instruction to be branched to under certain circumstances

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Meanings

nounbranch register (plural branch registers)

plural branch registers

  1. The register in a CPU which contains the address of the next instruction to be executed or of an instruction to be branched to under certain circumstances
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APA

branch register. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branch%20register

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“branch register.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branch%20register. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “branch register,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/branch%20register.

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