From: vek.m1234@nospicedham.gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, January 21, 2018 at 11:40:29 PM UTC+5:30, 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   
   >   
   > 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?   
      
   Thanks guys - okay I got it.   
      
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