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PowerPC Architecture Terminology Conventions

Table ii lists certain terms used in this manual that differ from the architecture terminology

conventions.

UISA User instruction set architecture
UPM User-programmable machine
USART Universal synchronous/asynchronous receiver/transmitter
USB Universal serial bus
VA Virtual address
VEA Vir tual environment architecture
XER Register used primarily for indicating conditions such as carries and overßows for integer operations

Table ii. Terminology Conventions

The Architecture SpeciÞcation This Manual
Data storage interrupt (DSI) DSI exception
Extended mnemonics SimpliÞed mnemonics
Instruction storage interrupt (ISI) ISI exception
Interrupt Exception
Privileged mode (or privileged state) Supervisor-level privilege
Problem mode (or problem state) User-level privilege
Real address Physical address
Relocation Translation
Storage (locations) Memory
Storage (the act of) Access
Table i. Acronyms and Abbreviated Terms (Continued)
Term Meaning