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A '''fetch''' is a retrieval of some information (usually an [[instruction]]) from [[memory]] (usually [[main memory]]).
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A '''fetch''' is a retrieval of some information from [[memory]] (usually [[main memory]]); usually an [[instruction]], but some will be [[operand]]s.  
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:17, 14 November 2023

A fetch is a retrieval of some information from memory (usually main memory); usually an instruction, but some will be operands.