Pentium
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4.8
- proper noun
- /ˈpɛn.ti.əm/
- Specialized
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Pentium
- When hardware fails, as early versions of the Pentium chip did, it is national news.
- Pentium 100 MHz
- Intel Pentium
- Pentium chip
Meaning it could be outside the wire, outside the Pentium chip, or inside the Pentium chip.
- Meaning it could be outside the wire, outside the Pentium chip, or inside the Pentium chip.
Examples
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My grandmother's 5-year-old Pentium 4 is still more than capable of performing all of her necessary tasks.
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The main difference between Pentium models is die size and speed.
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The current use of technology at the plant level is limited to one or two Pentium II computers per plant.
Academic text (2002) -
I guess if your computer is Pentium III or less, you could, though.
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The iPRO runs the Windows operating system on a Pentium MMX 233-megahertz platform.
Academic text (2001) -
I remember the days when 233 MHz Pentium-based systems were struggling with cooling and stability problems.
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Five Pentium III 450 MHz PCs running Windows NT 4.0 were installed in the district control room.
Academic text (2000) -
The file server is a Pentium II 266 MHz with a 1 GB hard drive that is almost 80 percent utilized.
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The latest Pentium processor offers improved performance for gaming and multitasking.
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Many laptops today come equipped with the powerful Pentium series chips from Intel.
Synonyms
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3.4
The central chip in a computer that runs instructions and handles data
30
3.7
The main part of a computer that follows instructions to do tasks
17
4.2
A small chip inside a computer that acts like its brain
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pentium is a brand name formed from the root penta meaning 'five' and the ending -ium that sounds like a chemical 'element' name (think 'aluminium'); Intel chose it when they moved from number names to a new name for their fifth-generation processors. So Pentium is the name for that series of Intel computer chips.