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Before SDC’s machine-code programs can be executed, they must first be placed, or loaded, into the store. This can be done using a systems-software program called a loader, illustrated in figure 14.1. Sometimes loaders are implemented in hardware.
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Lee, G. (1982). Loaders: Running Machine-Code Programs. In: From Hardware to Software. Macmillan Computer Science Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16786-9_14
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