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The different meaning is for the word "register name", which is a completely separate, reified concept different from "register". The big difference is that RAX
by Tuna-Fish 2y ago
The different meaning is for the word "register name", which is a completely separate, reified concept different from "register". The big difference is that RAX or R1 no longer refers to a register, but a register name. Registers are still registers.