"hyperthreading" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: hyper- + threading, coined as a trademark (Hyper-Threading Technology) by Intel. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|threading}} hyper- + threading Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hyperthreading (uncountable)
  1. (computing) A form of microprocessor parallelization where each physical processor is treated as two virtual processors. Wikipedia link: Intel Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computing

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