Meanings
nouninstruction set (plural instruction sets)
plural instruction sets
- computingThe set of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute; the corresponding set of assembly language mnemonics.
Synonyms: repertoire
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe set of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute; the corresponding set of assembly language mnemonics.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 指令集
- 指令集 (zhǐlìngjí)set of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute
Czech instrukční sada
- instrukční sadaset of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute
Finnish käskykanta
- käskykantaset of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute
German Befehlsatz
- Befehlsatzset of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute
Hungarian utasításkészlet
- utasításkészletset of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute
Italian insieme di istruzioni
- insieme di istruzioniset of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute
Polish zestaw instrukcji
- zestaw instrukcjiset of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute
Romanian set de instrucțiuni
- set de instrucțiuniset of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute
Swedish instruktionsuppsättning, instruktionsrepertoar
- instruktionsuppsättningset of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute
- instruktionsrepertoarset of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute
Vietnamese tập lệnh
- tập lệnhset of machine instructions that a particular CPU can execute
Cite this entry
APA
instruction set. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instruction%20set
MLA
“instruction set.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instruction%20set. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instruction set,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instruction%20set.
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