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...om that variable are changed into reads from a memory location. On some [[instruction set architecture|architectures]], most notably [[load-store architecture|load-store architec

...computer was an electronic monster able to read from a punch tape simple [[Instruction set architecture|instructions]] stipulated by the hardware and execute them quickly, thus pe