Load Word Instruction (lw)

• Suppose A is a memory address on a “word boundary” (A is a multiple of 4)

• Suppose register $8 contains 4*20

• lw $10,A($8)

  • copies the word from address 20 word offsets from A into register $10.

• lw $a, A($b)

  • copies the word from address A+$b/4 starting from address A, into register $a.

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