load-store architecture

noun

A type of computer architecture in which instructions either load/store values between memory and CPU registers, or perform calculations on values in CPU registers, but cannot directly perform calculations on values in memory.

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nounload-store architecture (plural load-store architectures)

plural load-store architectures · alternative load/store architecture

  1. computingA type of computer architecture in which instructions either load/store values between memory and CPU registers, or perform calculations on values in CPU registers, but cannot directly perform calculations on values in memory.
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