8. The apparatus of claim 7 in which the decision means includes means responsive to a control entry identifying a different sub-table to replace the contents of said continue address register means with at least a portion of said entry.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 in which each entry in each sub-table includes at least a multi-bit control entry identifying the associated entry as, (a) an appropriate word ending, or (b) a different sub-table corresponding to a connected node in said decision tree, or (c) a default condition.