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@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ * WIP Data types There are 3 main data types of the virtual machine. They are all unsigned. There exist signed versions of these data types, though -there is no difference in terms of bytecode between them. For an -unsigned type <T> the signed version is simply S_<T>. +there is no difference (internally) between them. For an unsigned +type <T> the signed version is simply S_<T>. |-------+------| | Name | Bits | |-------+------| @@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ many of A can I fit in B". |-------+------+-------+------| * WIP Instructions An instruction for the virtual machine is composed of an *opcode* and, -potentially, an *operand*. An /opcode/ represents the behaviour of -the instruction i.e. what _is_ the instruction. The /operand/ is a -datum of one of the /data types/ described previously. +potentially, an *operand*. The /opcode/ represents the behaviour of +the instruction i.e. what _is_ the instruction. The /operand/ is an +element of one of the /data types/ described previously. Some instructions do have /operands/ while others do not. The former type of instructions are called *UNIT* instructions while the latter |