# instruction register

> register in a CPU control unit holding the currently-executing instruction

**Wikidata**: [Q2735305](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2735305)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instruction_register)  
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## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013