Rn One of the base registers, R0 through R30, FP, and SP. base_expression The base address, which is optional, and can be one of the following: o An absolute expression o A relocatable expression o An external expression An expression must not contain forward references or implicit external symbols. An implicitly defined external symbol is a symbol that the assembler defaults to an external symbol. This occurs when the assembler encounters references to a symbol, but does not encounter a definition for the symbol or an .EXTERNAL directive that declares the symbol.