(under subclass 220) Subject matter including means or steps for changing the operation of an instruction based upon some condition by substituting or changing the instruction in some manner.
(1) Note. This subclass also provides for modification of microinstruction in order to perform a different operation.
(2) Note. This subclass provides for modification of an instruction to change its operation or data usage. Modification of instruction address for the purpose of branching is classified elsewhere.
(3) Note. Instruction substitution or modification in support of tracing or fault locating is classified elsewhere.
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233+, for branching, per se.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS 395, Information Processing System Organization,
701+, for software development tools.
714, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Error Detection/Correction and Fault Detection/Recovery,
34, for instruction substitution in support of fault locating.
