multiprocessor

multiprocessor Definition

multi·proc·essor (-ses′ər)

noun

a computer system having two or more central processing units, each sharing main memory and peripherals, in order to simultaneously process programs

multiprocessor Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

machine: Here I work with a variety of machines from Linux on cheap PCs up to AIX and Digital Unix on multiprocessor machines.
server: The Linux Platform Development team is putting Linux on our next-generation scalable multiprocessor servers.
computer: Syllabus This course examines a variety of models for parallel and distributed computing including multiprocessor computers ( shared-memory and distributed-memory ) and computer networks.
system: What they should be doing is going for low cost multiprocessor systems.
box: I don't have any multiprocessor boxes, although I do have a network.
environment: Work has already been conducted to develop algorithms for distributed and/or multiprocessor computing environments.

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