*'''Instruction Pointer and Flags:''' A 16‑bit instruction pointer (IP) and a 16‑bit status register (Flags). This register includes six status flags (zero, carry, sign, overflow, parity, and auxiliary carry) to indicate the outcomes of operations. It also contains three control flags: the Direction Flag controls the direction in which string instructions act, the Interrupt Flag to enable/disable interrupts and the Trap Flag for single-step debugging.
== Instruction Set ==
As a complex instruction set computer (CISC), the 8086 supports a rich array of operations, including multiple addressing modes such as register, immediate, and memory addressing.