doc: Make the bit about mib operands a bit clearer

Clean up the text about what a mib is.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
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H. Peter Anvin 2013-11-28 21:26:26 -08:00
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@ -1462,9 +1462,10 @@ In 64-bit mode, NASM will by default generate absolute addresses. The
this is frequently the normally desired behaviour, see the \c{DEFAULT}
directive (\k{default}). The keyword \i\c{ABS} overrides \i\c{REL}.
A new form of split effective addres syntax is also supported. This is mainly
intended for mib operand but can be used for any memory reference. The basic
concept of this form is splitting base and index.
A new form of split effective addres syntax is also supported. This is
mainly intended for mib operands as used by MPX instructions, but can
be used for any memory reference. The basic concept of this form is
splitting base and index.
\c mov eax,[ebx+8,ecx*4] ; ebx=base, ecx=index, 4=scale, 8=disp