noun
no operation instruction; no-op
Computing term for an instruction that performs no operation, often used as a placeholder or for timing.
このプログラムでは、無演算命令がループのタイミング調整に使われている。
In this program, no-op instructions are used to adjust the loop timing.
Compound of 無 (mu, 'without') + 演算 (enzan, 'operation') + 命令 (meirei, 'instruction'). A direct translation of the English computing term 'no operation instruction'.