condition flag
[/kənˈdɪʃən flæɡ/]
nounpl: condition flags
sinalizador de condição
1. A bit or variable in a computer processor that indicates the result of a previous operation, used to control conditional branching and program flow
The zero condition flag is set when an arithmetic operation produces a result of zero.
O sinalizador de condição zero é definido quando uma operação aritmética produz um resultado de zero.
2. A status indicator in programming that signals whether a specific condition has been met or is true
The programmer checked the condition flag before executing the next block of code.
O programador verificou o sinalizador de condição antes de executar o próximo bloco de código.
3. In assembly language and low-level programming, a register bit that stores the outcome of operations like arithmetic or logical comparisons
The carry condition flag indicates whether an arithmetic operation resulted in an overflow.
O sinalizador de condição de transporte indica se uma operação aritmética resultou em um estouro.
This is primarily technical jargon used in computer science, software engineering, and electronics fields. The term is used identically in both Brazilian Portuguese and American English technical contexts, with 'condition flag' often kept in English even in Portuguese-language documentation due to the international nature of computing standards and literature.
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