multiprocessor

The definition of a multiprocessor is a computer with more than one central processing unit that share main memory.

(noun)

An example of a multiprocessor is one central tower connected to two computer systems.

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See multiprocessor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

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