"x86" meaning in English

See x86 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: The x functions as a wildcard; the processors immediately succeeding the original 8086 and using the same architecture (with progressively greater expansions) also had names ending in 86 (the 80186, 80286, 80386, and 80486; Intel shifted away from this numerical nomenclature after the 80486, but other manufacturers of x86 processors continued the series with -586- and -686-branded processors). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} x86
  1. (computing) Any of a family of instruction set architectures based on that used by the Intel 8086 microprocessor.
    Specifically, the 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture.
    Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-x86-en-name-5~cMD-Xy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computing) Any of a family of instruction set architectures based on that used by the Intel 8086 microprocessor.
    (rare) Specifically, the original, 16-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture.
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-x86-en-name-JhsRk9sx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: i386, IA-32, x86-32 Hyponyms: x86-16 (16-bit x86), x86 64, i386, IA-32, x86-32 (32-bit x86), AMD64, x64, x86-64 (64-bit x86) Related terms: x87, MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4
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