Operand

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /É’pÉ™(ɹ)ænd/
• UK IPA: /'É‘p É™ ËŒrænd/

Origin

From Late Latin operandum

Full definition of operand

Noun

1. (mathematics, computing) A quantity to which an operator is applied (in $3\; -\; x$, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and $x$).
• 1992, Michael A. Miller, The 68000 Microprocessor Family: Architecture, Programming, and Applications (page 47)When the microprocessor decodes the JSR opcode, it stores the operand into the TEMP register and pushes the current contents of the PC ($00 0128) onto the stack.

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