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--- spo600:assembly_language [2025/02/19 16:29] – [6502] chris
+++ spo600:assembly_language [2025/02/19 16:38] (current) – [Assembly Language] chris
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 //Assembly language// is a [[Symbol|symbolic]] representation of [[Machine Language|machine language]]. It is therefore very [[Portable|architecture-specific]].
-Each instruction is represented by a short mnemonic word such as "LDR" for //Load Register//, "MOV" for //move//, or "MUL" for //multiply//, followed by (optional) arguments. The [[Addressing Mode|addressing mode]] is implied by the format of the arguments. Different [[Assembler|assemblers]] use slightly different syntax.
+Each instruction is represented by a short mnemonic word such as "LDR" for //Load Register//, "MOV" for //move//, or "MUL" for //multiply//, followed by (optional) arguments. The [[Addressing Mode|addressing mode]] is implied by the format of the arguments. The instructions and addressing modes available are defined by and specific to a particular target processor. Different [[Assembler|assemblers]] use slightly different syntax, even for the same processor.
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