Why are x86 registers named the way they are?
For example, the accumulator is named EAX and, while the instruction pointer is called IP . I also know that there are bytes called CL and DH . I know there must be a convention to all of the names, but what is it? The C and the D are numbers/types and H for high and L for low parts of the higher register. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86 Wikipedia explains it very well. More from the Wikipedia: AX/EAX/RAX: accumulator BX/EBX/RBX: base CX/ECX/RCX: counter DX/EDX/RDX: data/general Something i found * EAX - Accumulator Register * EBX - Base Register * ECX - Counter Register * EDX - Data Register