However, what would have been a copy from the HL-addressed cell into itself ( i. e., MOV M, M ) was instead used to encode the HLT instruction ( halting execution until an external reset or interrupt ).

However, what would have been a copy from the HL-addressed cell into itself ( i. e., MOV M, M ) instead encodes the HLT instruction, halting execution until an external reset or interrupt occurred.

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