In
computing
Computing is any goal-oriented activity requiring, benefiting from, or creating computing machinery. It includes the study and experimentation of algorithmic processes, and development of both hardware and software. Computing has scientific, ...
, a base address is an
address serving as a reference point ("base") for other addresses. Related addresses can be accessed using an ''addressing scheme''.
Under the ''relative addressing'' scheme, to obtain an
absolute address
In computing, a memory address is a reference to a specific memory location used at various levels by software and hardware. Memory addresses are fixed-length sequences of digits conventionally displayed and manipulated as unsigned integers. S ...
, the relevant base address is taken and an
offset
Offset or Off-Set may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* "Off-Set", a song by T.I. and Young Thug from the '' Furious 7: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''
* ''Offset'' (EP), a 2018 EP by singer Kim Chung-ha
* ''Offset'' (film), a 200 ...
(aka displacement) is added to it. Under this type of scheme, the base address is the lowest numbered address within a prescribed range, to facilitate adding related positive-valued offsets.
See also
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Index register
An index register in a computer's CPU is a processor register (or an assigned memory location) used for pointing to operand addresses during the run of a program. It is useful for stepping through strings and arrays. It can also be used for hol ...
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Input/Output Base Address
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Rebasing
In computing, rebasing is the process of modifying data based on one reference to another. It can be one of the following:
Shared libraries
Rebasing is the process of creating a shared library image in such a way that it is guaranteed to use v ...
Computer memory
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