Nop vs Dop - What's the difference?
nop | dop |
(programming) A no-op; a CPU instruction that does nothing.
* 1999 , Dominic Sweetman, See MIPS Run
* 2004 , Patterson et al'', ''Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface
(programming) To replace machine code with nop instructions when modifying software.
* 1992 , The Cyborg, The Cracking Manual
(South Africa, slang). A drink.
(South Africa, slang) An imprecise measure of alcohol; a dash.
(obsolete) A dip; a low courtesy.
A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.
(South Africa, slang) To fail or to plug (an examination, standard or grade)
(South Africa, slang) To drink alcohol.
* 2004 , Patrick Stevens, Politics is the Greatest Game (page 170)
To dip.
As nouns the difference between nop and dop
is that nop is a no-op; a CPU instruction that does nothing while dop is . A drink.As verbs the difference between nop and dop
is that nop is to replace machine code with nop instructions when modifying software while dop is to fail or to plug (an examination, standard or grade.nop
English
Noun
(en noun)- The MIPS instruction set is rich in nops , since any instruction with zero as a destination is guaranteed to do nothing.
- Notice that in computing CPI or IPC, we do not count any nops executed as useful instructions.
Verb
(en-verb)- For example, if there is a CALL 3140 and we want to skip this call, we can NOP it out.
Anagrams
* ----dop
English
Noun
(en noun)- Let's go to the bar for a dop .
- Give me a dop of brandy.
- (Ben Jonson)
Synonyms
* (cup in which diamond is cut) doopVerb
(dopp)- I dopped my exams.
- They not only forswore dopping themselves, but also contrived to make the National Party forgo a dop.
- (Walton)
