instruction cycle

English

Noun

instruction cycle (plural instruction cycles)

  1. (computing) The steps that a central processing unit undertakes in order to process a single instruction, consisting of fetching, decoding, and executing the instruction in question and updating the program counter.
    Synonyms: machine cycle, execution cycle, fetch-decode-execute cycle, fetch-execute cycle
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