All a processor's registers. The size and arrangement of a
processor's register set is one of the crucial factors in its
performance.
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register spilling definition
<programming, compiler> (By analogy with spilling the contents
of an overfull container) When a compiler is generating
machine code and there are more live variables than the
machine has registers and it has to transfer or "spill" some
variables from registers to memory.
(1997-06-24)
Nearby terms:
register dancing « registered port « register set « register spilling » Register Transfer Language » regression » regression testing
