e total number of words for the instruction.
This is usually done in two separate stages.</p>

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<p class=MsoNormal>During the first stage extra fetch cycles are performed, one
for each extension word. Most of the extension words are processed directly by
the instruction and not transferred to the prefetch queue. Otherwise extension
words would reach the decoder. Only the last word fetched at this stage is
transferred to IR