operand
nounUK /ˈɒpəɹænd/ · US /ˈɑpəˌɹænd/
Etymology From Late Latin operandum. By surface analysis, operate + -and. Doublet of operandum.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3-x, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and x).
- 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.1992, Michael A. Miller, The 68000 Microprocessor Family: Architecture, Programming, and Applications, page 47: