In the encoding of a MOV from a register to any other operand (89/r),the /r indicates that a Mod R/M byte follows the opcode.

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The /r in the instruction encoding for a MOV from a register to any other operand does indicate that a Mod R/M byte follows the opcode. The Mod R/M byte contains information on how to interpret the operands involved in the instruction.

In the Encoding of a MOV from a Register to Any