index register

noun

A processor register (or an assigned memory location) used to point to operand addresses during the run of a program, useful for stepping through strings and arrays.

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Meanings

nounindex register (plural index registers)

plural index registers

  1. computingA processor register (or an assigned memory location) used to point to operand addresses during the run of a program, useful for stepping through strings and arrays.
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