index register

• Registrador no processador (CPU) do computador usado para armazenar um valor de índice no cálculo de endereços de arrays ou de memória, frequentemente empregado em laços e operações de processamento de dados.

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.

   Registrador de índice

   • 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.