"3DNow!" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Trademark of AMD, reflecting its potential for performance improvements with applications heavy in 3D graphics. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=3DNow!}} 3DNow!
  1. (computing) An enhancement of the MMX extension to the x86 CPU instruction set architecture, allowing for enhanced performance with 3D-graphics-heavy applications; rendered obsolescent by later versions of the SSE instruction-set extensions. Wikipedia link: 3DNow!, Advanced Micro Devices Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: 3DNow Coordinate_terms: x87, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4

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