Glossary
ABI
Application binary interface
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
API
Application programming interface
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
BCD
Binary-coded decimal
BE
Big-endian
COBOL
Common Business Oriented Language
CR
Condition Register
CTR
Count Register
DFP
Decimal floating-point
DP
Double precision
DRN
The DFP Rounding Control field [DRN] of the 64-bit FPSCR
register.
DSCR
Data Stream Control Register
DSO
Dynamic shared object
DTV
Dynamic thread vector
DWARF
Debug with arbitrary record format
EA
Effective address
ELF
Executable and Linking Format
EOS
End-of-string
FPR
Floating-Point Register
FPSCR
Floating-Point Status and Control Register
GCC
GNU Compiler Collection
GOT
Global offset table
GPR
General Purpose Register
HTM
Hardware trace monitor
ID
Identification
IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
INF
Infinity
ISA
Instruction Set Architecture
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
KB
Kilobyte
LE
Little-endian
LR
Link Register
LSB
Least-significant byte, least-significant bit
MB
Megabyte
MSB
Most-significant byte, most-significant bit
MSR
Machine State Register
N/A
Not applicable
NaN
Not-a-Number
NOP
No operation. A single-cycle operation that does not
affect registers or generate bus activity.
NOR
In Boolean logic, the negation of a logical OR.
OE
The Floating-Point Overflow Exception Enable bit of the
FPSCR register.
PIC
Position-independent code
PIE
Position-independent executable
PIM
Programming Interface Manual
PLT
Procedure linkage table
PMR
Performance Monitor Registers
POSIX
Portable Operating System Interface
PS
Positive sign
RN
The Binary Floating-Point Rounding Control field of the
FPSCR register.
RPG
Report Program Generator
SHA
Secure Hash Algorithm
SIMD
Single instruction, multiple data
SP
Stack pointer
SPR
Special Purpose Register
SVID
System V Interface Definition
TCB
Thread control block
TLS
Thread local storage
TOC
Table of contents
TP
Thread pointer
UE
The Floating-Point Underflow Exception Enable bit of the
FPSCR register.
ULP
Unit of least precision
VDSO
Virtual dynamic shared object
VE
The Floating-Point Invalid Operation Exception Enable bit
of the FPSCR register.
VMX
Vector multimedia extension
VSCR
Vector Status and Control Register
VSX
Vector scalar extension
XE
The Floating-Point Inexact Exception Enable bit of the
FPSCR register.
XER
Fixed-Point Exception Register
XNOR
Exclusive NOR
XOR
Exclusive OR
ZE
The Floating-Point Zero Divide Exception Enable bit of
the FPSCR register.