octal

/ok-tl/US // ˈɒk tl //

八进制,八进制的,八位数

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

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- : Also octonary. of or relating to the number system with base 8, employing the numerals 0 through 7.
- : relating to or encoded in an octal system, especially for use by a digital computer.
- : having eight pins in its base for electrical connections.

n.名词 noun

Memory registers 1-777 (octal) are available for use as normal memory registers if they are not being used as index registers.
The contents of octal digits 0-5 of the index register location are unaffected by this instruction.
This instruction will rotate the bits of the Accumulator right N positions, where N is octal digits 7-11 of the instructions word.
Normally, the machine would require 36 bits or 12 octal digits to be written for each instruction used in the machine.
Communication is done completely via the typewriter in either octal numbers, decimal numbers, or alphanumeric codes.