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;{{Anchor|Jump table}}'''Jump table'''
:A table of addresses pointing to assembly code (typically entry points of functions). A relatively well-known example of a jump table is <code>[https://github.com/pret/pokered/blob/725b86ebbec23bd1f53fd60bf0201c904fee951d/engine/items/items.asm#L18 ItemUsePtrTable]</code> in Generation I. An invalid index into a jump table will usually cause glitches, possibly [[arbitrary code execution]] exploits.
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;{{Anchor|Stack pointer}}'''Stack pointer'''
:A special-purpose register that points to the topmost entry of the [[#Stack|stack]]. In the GB CPU, the stack pointer is named <code>sp</code>, and it is decreased by 2 (since the stack entries are 2-byte numbers) for each <code>push</code> or <code>call</code>, and increased by 2 for each <code>pop</code> or <code>
;{{Anchor|Terminator}}'''Terminator'''
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