hyperthreading

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of microprocessor parallelization where each physical processor is treated as two virtual processors.

Word forms

hyperthreading

Etymology

From hyper- + threading, coined as a trademark (Hyper-Threading Technology) by Intel.

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