diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 967a43a..b76d280 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ The shortcut mnemonics for other operations are as follows:
 * `sin` is a shortcut to `tri 0` (sine)
 * `cos` is a shortcut to `tri 1` (cosine)
 * `atn` is a shortcut to `tri 2` (arctangent)
+* `nnn` is a shortcut to `nop 0 0 0` (a short alias for NOP)
 
 ### Port input and output
 
diff --git a/mu808asm.py b/mu808asm.py
index 67d7b7d..c97fdaf 100755
--- a/mu808asm.py
+++ b/mu808asm.py
@@ -19,28 +19,29 @@ mnemos = ['nop', 'jmp', 'iat', 'out', 'inp', 'set', 'cpy', 'fma',
 
 # mu808 jump/function shortcuts
 jmpfunc_shorts = {
-    'ige': 'jmp 10',   # indirect jump if greater than or equals to zero
-    'ile': 'jmp 11',   # indirect jump if less than or equals to zero
-    'ine': 'jmp 12',   # indirect jump if not equals to zero
-    'iuc': 'jmp 13 0', # indirect unconditional jump
-    'jeq': 'jmp 0',    # direct jump if equals to zero
-    'jgt': 'jmp 1',    # direct jump if greater than zero
-    'jlt': 'jmp 2',    # direct jump if less than zero
-    'jge': 'jmp 3',    # direct jump if greater than or equals to zero
-    'jle': 'jmp 4',    # direct jump if less than or equals to zero
-    'jne': 'jmp 5',    # direct jump if not equals to zero
-    'juc': 'jmp 6 0',  # direct unconditional jump
-    'ieq': 'jmp 7',    # indirect jump if equals to zero
-    'igt': 'jmp 8',    # indirect jump if greater than zero
-    'ilt': 'jmp 9',    # indirect jump if less than zero
-    'dia': 'cpy 0',    # direct integer assignment
-    'dva': 'cpy 1',    # direct value assignment
-    'iva': 'cpy 2',    # indirect value assignment
-    'exp': 'nel 0',    # natural exponent
-    'log': 'nel 1',    # natural logarithm
-    'sin': 'tri 0',    # sine
-    'cos': 'tri 1',    # cosine
-    'atn': 'tri 2'     # arctangent
+    'nnn': 'nop 0 0 0', # alias for nop
+    'ige': 'jmp 10',    # indirect jump if greater than or equals to zero
+    'ile': 'jmp 11',    # indirect jump if less than or equals to zero
+    'ine': 'jmp 12',    # indirect jump if not equals to zero
+    'iuc': 'jmp 13 0',  # indirect unconditional jump
+    'jeq': 'jmp 0',     # direct jump if equals to zero
+    'jgt': 'jmp 1',     # direct jump if greater than zero
+    'jlt': 'jmp 2',     # direct jump if less than zero
+    'jge': 'jmp 3',     # direct jump if greater than or equals to zero
+    'jle': 'jmp 4',     # direct jump if less than or equals to zero
+    'jne': 'jmp 5',     # direct jump if not equals to zero
+    'juc': 'jmp 6 0',   # direct unconditional jump
+    'ieq': 'jmp 7',     # indirect jump if equals to zero
+    'igt': 'jmp 8',     # indirect jump if greater than zero
+    'ilt': 'jmp 9',     # indirect jump if less than zero
+    'dia': 'cpy 0',     # direct integer assignment
+    'dva': 'cpy 1',     # direct value assignment
+    'iva': 'cpy 2',     # indirect value assignment
+    'exp': 'nel 0',     # natural exponent
+    'log': 'nel 1',     # natural logarithm
+    'sin': 'tri 0',     # sine
+    'cos': 'tri 1',     # cosine
+    'atn': 'tri 2'      # arctangent
 }
 
 # converts the MU8A source code to the plaintext machine code representation