A mode of direct addressing that (a) allows access to only a part of storage, such as a specified storage area, and (b) provides faster data processing because of the reduced length of the address part of the computer instruction. See also access, address part, computer instruction, computer word, data processing, direct address, specify, storage, storage area, word length.
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Weik, M.H. (2000). abbreviated addressing. In: Computer Science and Communications Dictionary. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0613-6_8
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