"multiprocessor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: multiprocessors [plural]
Etymology: multi- + processor Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|multi|processor}} multi- + processor Head templates: {{en-noun}} multiprocessor (plural multiprocessors)
  1. (computer hardware) A computer that has multiple CPUs or execution units under an integrated control. Wikipedia link: multiprocessor Categories (topical): Computer hardware Related terms: multiprocessing, parallel processing Translations (computer with multiple processors): monisuoritin (Finnish), multielaboratore (Italian)

Inflected forms

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