| LC control no. | sh2006005854 |
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| Topical heading | Coprocessors |
| Variant(s) | Co-processors |
| See also | Microprocessors |
| Found in | Work cat.: Smith, S. Building a high-performance, programmable secure coprocessor, 1998. Dictionary of computer science, engineering, and technology, 2001 (coprocessor -- a processor that is connected to a main processor and operates concurrently with the main processor, although under the control of the main processor. Coprocessors are usually special-purpose processing units, such as floating point, array, DSP, or graphics data processors) FOLDOC, Aug. 3, 2006 (coprocessor -- Any computer processor that assists the main processor (the CPU) by performing certain special functions, usually much faster than the main processor could perform them in software. The coprocessor often decodes instructions in parallel with the main processor and executes only those instructions intended for it) American Heritage dictionary of the English language, 2000 (coprocessor -- A microprocessor that performs specialized functions that the central processing unit cannot perform or cannot perform as well and as quickly) |
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