superscalar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Implementing instruction-level parallelism within a single processor, thereby allowing faster throughput than would otherwise be possible at the same clock speed.
noun
  1. A superscalar processor, architecture or pipeline.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-superscalar.wav

Word forms

superscalar superscalars

Etymology

From super- + scalar.

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