operand
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operand
- /ˈɒpəɹænd/ UK
- /ˈɑpəˌɹænd/ US
- /ˌɑpəˈɹænd/ US
Rhymes with -ænd
Where it comes from
From Late Latin operandum. By surface analysis, operate + -and. Doublet of operandum.
noun operands
- 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.
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Talk about this word "operand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/operand. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. operand. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/operand "operand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/operand.Cite this
@misc{operand_2026,
title = {operand},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/operand},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
