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ASSEMBLER DIRECTIVES->Other Assembler Directives->DS

DS        Define Storage


DS is the define storage directive used to reserve locations in memory for specific purposes.  The DS directive allocates a specified number of bytes depending on the size specification as follows:

Format:

<label>              DS   <expression>  <comment>

where <expression> evaluates to the number of bytes to be reserved.