title: What does XLAT Instruction do in 8086?
body: <p>I couldn't find a clear-cut example to comprehend</p>
  <p>1.What does XLAT instruction do? <br>
  2. Why do we use it?(applications). <br> <br>
  My books describes <code>XLAT</code></p>
  <blockquote>
  <p><code>XLAT</code> simplifies the implementation of look-up tables [1]</p>
  </blockquote>
  <p>but I fail to understands which table(s) is the author talking about? <br>
  Any help would be appreciable!</p>
  <p><i>[1] The 8088 and 8086 Microprocessors.
  Walter A. Triebel <br> Avtar Singh
  </i></p>