A tag monitoring system for assigning tags to instructions embodied in software on a tangible computer-readable storage medium. A source supplies instructions to be executed by a functional unit. A queue having a plurality of slots containing tags which are used for tagging instructions. A register file...http://www.google.de/patents/US8074052?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8074052 - System and method for assigning tags to control instruction processing in a superscalar processor