operand

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈɒpəɹænd/
• (America) IPA: /ˈɑpəˌɹænd/, /ˌɑpəˈɹænd/

Noun

operand (plural operands)

1. (mathematics, computing) A quantity to which an operator is applied (in 3 - x, the operands of the subtraction operator are 3 and x).
   • 1992, Michael A. Miller, The 68000 Microprocessor Family: Architecture, Programming, and Applications (page 47)

     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.

Translations

• French: opérande
• Italian: operando
• Portuguese: operando
• Russian: опера́нд

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