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I need an explanation about the term "opcode". I have found this :

An opcode is binary or hex value of the machine instruction in the cpu instruction set.

If I understand correctly the definition, for instance :

6A 03  push 3

6A is the opcode et 03 the operand. But in several posts on different forums, people talk about 03 as if it was an opcode (for instance this

Here, 3 is an immediate because it's included directly as part of the opcode (in the second byte).

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Does 03 is an opcode and an operand?

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    An instruction is composed of many parts which are not necessarily byte sized.
    – 0xec
    Dec 24 '18 at 14:17
  • To reduce confusion, it's better to refer 6A 03 as the instruction with opcode and operand being 6A and 03 respectively. The mnemonic would be push 3.
    – 0xec
    Dec 24 '18 at 14:48
  • Compare 0xCC INT 3 – an opcode and its operand, in a single byte.
    – Jongware
    Dec 24 '18 at 22:01
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Regarding this specific push and according to the Intel SDM (Page can be identified by searching Vol. 2B 4-507) 03 is both a part of the opcode and the "argument". The full opcode of "push 03" is "6A 03"

As far as I know Intel SDM consistently uses the term opcode as "all the content of the assembly command, including operands". Table of possible PUSH opcodes in the SDM

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