auxiliary operation

Other forms: auxiliary operations

Definitions of auxiliary operation
  1. noun
    a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit
    synonyms: off-line operation
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    operation
    (computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction)
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