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ad-hoc instruction

[/ˌæd ˈhɒk ɪnˈstrʌkʃən/]
nounpl: ad-hoc instructions
instrução ad-hoc
1. A machine code instruction created or issued for a specific, immediate purpose without prior planning or general applicability
The programmer wrote an ad-hoc instruction to fix the bug temporarily.
O programador escreveu uma instrução ad-hoc para corrigir o erro temporariamente.
2. An instruction assembled or generated on-the-fly for a particular situation rather than as part of a standard routine
Ad-hoc instructions were used to handle the unexpected data format.
Instruções ad-hoc foram usadas para lidar com o formato de dados inesperado.
Synonyms
temporary instructionimprovised instructionone-off instructionspecial instruction
Antonyms
standard instructionroutine instructionplanned instructionpredetermined instruction

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
instrução ad-hoc
Most common usage in Brazilian computing terminology
Portugal
instrução ad-hoc
Same usage as Brazilian Portuguese in technical contexts

Related Idioms & Phrases

ad-hoc basis
ad-hoc solution
on-the-fly instruction
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