bus
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- noun
- /bʌs/
- Specialized
:
bus
- The 1.066 MHz front side bus is combined with DDR3 RAM modules.
- data bus
- memory bus
- I/O bus
But the certainly the the bus line doesn't include cache transactions.
- But the certainly the the bus line doesn't include cache transactions.
- It's all done over the PCI Express bus and would perform incredibly well.
Examples
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The CPU-SCM interface comprises the bidirectional data bus, control signals, and data input and output buffers.
Academic text (1999) -
Now what we can do then is read from the bus into the a register.
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On the dock, it was hooked into a different data bus and reported okay.
Fiction book (1991) -
To further save signal pins, the command, address, and response buses share the same BIDI.
Academic text (1999) -
The auxiliary bus sends an audio signal to monitor speakers on a stage.
Academic text (2012) -
The error was traced back to the main bus that connects all components of the system.
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Engineers designed the new system to optimize communication through the data bus.
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The motherboard features a high-speed bus for improved data transfer between devices.
Synonyms
A thick metal bar that carries electric power to several circuits
A set of metal rails that carries a lot of electricity inside a building
Idioms
- Literature
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7.7
Put most players near their own goal to stop the other team from scoring
Compounds
- Specialized
A set of computers and other machines connected to one main cable to share data
- Specialized
The amount of data sent between parts of a computer over a shared connection
- Informal
A bright yellow school bus people call as a joke because it looks like cheese
How Connected
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bus in electronics is short for omnibus, Latin for 'for all', and was used for a single line that links many parts. So a technical bus 'carries' power or data to all the components it connects.