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INSTRUCTION EXECUTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) the process of carrying out an instruction by a computer
Synonyms:
execution; instruction execution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("instruction execution" is a kind of...):
physical process; process (a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "instruction execution"):
batch processing (the serial execution of computer programs)
concurrent execution; multiprogramming (the execution of two or more computer programs by a single computer)
Holonyms ("instruction execution" is a part of...):
data processing ((computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information)
