[nə′män·ik ′kōd] (computer science) A programming code that is easy to remember because the codes resemble the original words, such as MPY for multiply and ACC for accumulator.
What is a mnemonic code?
A code that can be remembered comparatively easily and that aids its user in recalling the information it represents. ... Mnemonic codes are widely used in computer programming and communications system operations to specify instructions.
What are some examples of mnemonics?
Examples of Spelling Mnemonics
- ARITHMETIC: A rat in the house may eat the ice cream.
- BECAUSE: Big elephants can always understand small elephants.
- DOES: Daddy only eats sandwiches.
- FRIEND: Fred rushed in eating nine doughnuts.
- GEOGRAPHY: George's elderly old grandfather rode a pig home yesterday.
