Roberto Rigolin F Lopes

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In a digital computer, the instructions are in the form of COMMAND (ADDRESS) where the address is an exact (either absolute or relative) memory location, a process that translates informally into “DO THIS with what you find HERE and go THERE with the result.” Everything depends not only on precise instructions, but also on HERE, THERE, and WHEN being exactly defined.
Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe (Penguin Press Science)
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