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Delay slot         
COMPUTER INSTRUCTION SLOT THAT GETS EXECUTED WITHOUT THE EFFECTS OF A PRECEDING INSTRUCTION
Branch delay slot; Delayed branch logic; Load delay slot
In computer architecture, a delay slot is an instruction slot being executed without the effects of a preceding instruction. The most common form is a single arbitrary instruction located immediately after a branch instruction on a RISC or DSP architecture; this instruction will execute even if the preceding branch is taken.
delay slot         
COMPUTER INSTRUCTION SLOT THAT GETS EXECUTED WITHOUT THE EFFECTS OF A PRECEDING INSTRUCTION
Branch delay slot; Delayed branch logic; Load delay slot
branch delay slot         
COMPUTER INSTRUCTION SLOT THAT GETS EXECUTED WITHOUT THE EFFECTS OF A PRECEDING INSTRUCTION
Branch delay slot; Delayed branch logic; Load delay slot