Compaq EV68A specifications Glossary

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Glossary

This glossary provides definitions for specific terms and acronyms associated with the Alpha 21264/EV68A microprocessor and chips in general.

abort

The unit stops the operation it is performing, without saving status, to perform some other operation.

address space number (ASN)

An optionally implemented register used to reduce the need for invalidation of cached address translations for process-specific addresses when a context switch occurs. ASNs are processor specific; the hardware makes no attempt to maintain coherency across multiple processors.

address translation

The process of mapping addresses from one address space to another.

ALIGNED

A datum of size 2**N is stored in memory at a byte address that is a multiple of 2**N (that is, one that has N low-order zeros).

ALU

Arithmetic logic unit.

ANSI

American National Standards Institute. An organization that develops and publishes standards for the computer industry.

ASIC

Application-specific integrated circuit.

ASM

Address space match.

ASN

See address space number.

assert

To cause a signal to change to its logical true state.

AST

See asynchronous system trap.

21264/EV68A Hardware Reference Manual

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Compaq EV68A specifications Glossary