operation code

1. 1.

   the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer

   Synonymsorder code

   Broadercode

Questions about operation code

What does operation code mean?

operation code means "the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer".

What is another word for operation code?

Close synonyms include order code. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is operation code a common word?

operation code is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.