UNIPROCESSOR


Meaning of UNIPROCESSOR in English

< processor > (From "uni" - one) A computer with a single central processing unit , in contrast to a parallel processor . Most personal computers are currently (March 1997) uniprocessors. Some more expensive computers, typically servers , have multiple processors to provide increased throughput .

See also symmetric multiprocessor and massively parallel processor .

(1997-03-23)

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