index register

• Ein Register in der Zentraleinheit (CPU) eines Computers, das einen Indexwert für die Adressberechnung von Feldern oder Speicherbereichen speichert und häufig in Schleifen und Datenverarbeitungsoperationen verwendet wird.

A register in a computer's central processing unit (CPU) used to hold an index value for array or memory address calculations, often used in loops and data processing operations.

1. Processor register for address modificationC2formal

   A special register in a computer's CPU used to hold a value that is added to an operand address to create an effective address, often used for array indexing or loop control.

   Indexregister

   • The index register is incremented after each iteration of the loop.
   • Programmers use the index register to access elements in a data array.
   • The CPU automatically adds the contents of the index register to the base address.