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0 points_wmd8y ago0 comments

Perhaps I've been living under a rock for the past 30 years, but transient instructions are a new idea for me

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tptacek8y ago· 2 in thread

What's the "old" term for speculated instructions that aren't retired?

I've never heard of a term for them but I would find "speculated instructions" clear enough in context.

"Speculated instructions" is ambiguous, because it includes instructions that are retired, and we specifically care about the ones that aren't.

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