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;{{Anchor|Stack pointer}}'''Stack pointer''' |
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: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> |
: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>ret</code>. |
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;{{Anchor|Terminator}}'''Terminator''' |
;{{Anchor|Terminator}}'''Terminator''' |
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