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The 34 pages that link to Instruction set architecture, each with the reason it gives.

• Central processing unitRelated: It defines the instructions a CPU can execute and the rules software relies on.

• MicroprocessorRelated: It defines the contract between software and the microprocessor’s implementation.

• Machine codeNarrower topic: It defines which machine-code instructions a compatible processor can execute.

• Stored-program computerRelated: It defines the instruction forms a stored program can contain.

• Application binary interfaceCompared with: An ISA defines processor behavior, while an ABI adds conventions for compiled software.

• Computer architectureRelated: It defines the contract between software and the processor’s implementation.

• Virtual machineRelated: Machine-level virtual machines reproduce or expose an instruction set as their execution target.

• IntelNarrower topic: Intel’s processor designs implement an architecture that software can target.

• Assembly languageNarrower topic: An assembly language expresses the operations defined by a particular processor architecture.

• Von Neumann architectureRelated: It defines the instructions the central processor fetches from memory.

• Reduced instruction set computerNarrower topic: RISC is an approach to designing this interface and its instruction set.

• RISC-VNarrower topic: RISC-V specifies the software-visible contract implemented by compatible processors.

• Digital computerRelated: It defines the contract between a processor’s hardware and its programs.

• x86Narrower topic: x86 is one long-lived family of these software-visible specifications.

• BytecodeCompared with: Bytecode instructions target a virtual execution model rather than a physical processor directly.

• Instruction cycleNarrower topic: It defines what instructions the cycle must interpret and support.

• Program counterNarrower topic: An architecture defines the program counter's visible behavior and conventions.

• Computer engineeringBroader topic: It defines the contract that processor hardware and system software must jointly satisfy.

• Arithmetic logic unitRelated: Its instruction set determines which operations an ALU must support.

• Calling conventionNarrower topic: The available registers and instructions constrain each platform’s calling conventions.

• ExecutableNarrower topic: An executable's machine code must match the processor's instruction set.

• 32-bit computingRelated: A processor's architecture defines which operations use its 32-bit registers and instructions.

• Computer (electronic device)Related: It specifies the machine-level operations software can command.

• Gene AmdahlRelated: The System/360’s shared instruction architecture enabled a range of compatible machines.

• Very long instruction wordRelated: VLIW makes parallel-operation structure part of the architecture visible to compilers and binaries.

• 64-bit computingRelated: It defines which 64-bit operations and registers a processor exposes.

• Low-level programming languageRelated: Low-level languages are shaped by the instructions and registers this interface exposes.

• Processor registerNarrower topic: It defines which registers software can name and how instructions may use them.

• Software portabilityRelated: Machine code built for one instruction set generally cannot execute directly on another.

• Sophie WilsonNarrower topic: ARM began as an instruction set Wilson helped design, distinct from its physical implementations.

• Object codeNarrower topic: Object code must use instructions supported by its target processor architecture.

• Computer science and engineeringBroader topic: Defines the boundary between compiled software and processor implementation.

• CoprocessorRelated: Some coprocessors extend or accelerate operations defined by the system’s instruction set.

• Multi-core processorNarrower topic: It defines the common programming interface that a processor’s cores implement.