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<h4 class="subsubsection">9.2.3.2 Register Names</h4>
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<p>The 32 integer registers are referred to as &lsquo;<samp>$<var>n</var></samp>&rsquo; or
&lsquo;<samp>$r<var>n</var></samp>&rsquo;. In addition, registers 15, 28, 29, and 30 may
be referred to by the symbols &lsquo;<samp>$fp</samp>&rsquo;, &lsquo;<samp>$at</samp>&rsquo;, &lsquo;<samp>$gp</samp>&rsquo;,
and &lsquo;<samp>$sp</samp>&rsquo; respectively.
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<p>The 32 floating-point registers are referred to as &lsquo;<samp>$f<var>n</var></samp>&rsquo;.
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