sacred
<jargon>
Reserved for exclusive use by something. The term might mean only writable by whatever it is sacred to.
For example, "Register 7 is sacred to the interrupt handler" would mean that if any other code changed the contents of register 7, dire consequences would ensue. [Jargon File]Last updated: 2002-12-30
Nearby terms:
Saber-C++ ♦ SAC ♦ SAC-1 ♦ SAC2 ♦ sacadm ♦ sacred ♦ SAD ♦ SAD SAM ♦ SADT ♦ SAFARI ♦ safe
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