From: Melzzzzz@nospicedham.zzzzz.com   
      
   On 2018-01-21, Veek M  wrote:   
   > Reading Ray Seyfarth - x86/Yasm assembly language. In it he uses the   
   > following   
   >   
   > segment .data: a dq 175   
   >   
   > segment .text global main main: mov rax, [a]   ; to store the value of   
   > 'a' in rax   
      
   Store value referenced by address `a` into rax.   
      
   >   
   > Thus leading to the conclusion [] acts as a de-reference operator.   
   >   
   > But then he does:   
   >   
   >     mov [a], rax; which ought to mean he's storing a value in the   
   >     value-of-a. Therefore [a] is a pointer in this case? Is that so or   
   >     is he storing in 'a' somehow - slings and arrows of outrageous   
   >     syntax?   
      
   Store value in rax at address `a`. It's x86 instruction.   
      
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