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core

core

159 3.8
A part of a computer processor that can run instructions on its own
  • noun
  • /kɔr/
  • Specialized
translation icon : núcleo (de procesador)
  • Modern computers often have multiple cores that allow them to run several tasks simultaneously.
  • processor core
  • ASIC core
  • soft core

So can this odd number of cores even the odds against ARM?

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Examples

  • Core reactor is shutting down.

    Z-O-M-B-I-E-S 3 (2022)

  • It's got a quad core Intel CPU in it.

  • Now you can get multiple processing cores in a single chip.

  • We can see our eight CPU cores doing their thing.

  • It has the dual core AMD processor.

  • The PowerPC 401 core processor supports several buses for connecting other cores to the processor.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Each core in a CPU can process instructions independently, enhancing overall performance.

  • With advancements in technology, today's processors can have up to sixteen cores for improved efficiency.

Idioms

to its core
4 5.6

In a way that changes someone or something very deeply and completely

rotten to the core
  • Offensive
4 8.1

Completely dishonest and morally bad in every part

Compounds

hard-core
11 6.5

Very loyal and dedicated to a group or cause

core group
10 3.5

A small group of people who are most important in a larger organization or activity

hard core
5 5.4

A small group of members who are very loyal and always support it

core strength
3 3.4

Strength in the muscles around your stomach and back that helps you stay steady and move

hard-core
3 7.5

Unwilling to change bad habits or beliefs

core drill
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A tool that cuts out a round piece from hard materials like concrete or rock

magnetic core
  • Archaic
1 8.6

A small ring in old computers that stores one piece of information

magnetic core memory
  • Archaic
1 8.3

A group of tiny magnetic rings used in old computers to store data

hard-core
  • Jargon
1 7.9

A game mode where death means permanent loss of progress

core bit
  • Specialized
7.8

A hollow cutting cylinder used in a drill to remove a sample of rock or concrete

core blower
  • Specialized
7.9

A machine that uses compressed air to pack sand into a box to make sand shapes for molds

core dump
  • Specialized
7.7

A file that shows what is in a computer's memory when a program crashes to help find errors

core histone
  • Specialized
8.3

A protein that DNA wraps around inside cells

core memory
  • Archaic
8.1

An old kind of computer storage that uses small magnetic rings to hold data

core memory
5.5

A very important thing someone remembers that shapes who they are and their choices

core shooter
  • Specialized
9.0

A machine that makes sand shapes for metal casting by blowing sand into a mold

core shooting machine
  • Specialized
9.7

A machine in a metal workshop that forces sand into a mould to make cores

demon core
  • Specialized
9.9

A small dangerous mass of radioactive metal used in early US tests that caused fatal accidents

How Many

multicore
  • Specialized
1 4.5
core
  • Specialized
159 3.8

Surface Forms

core singular
cores plural

Etymology

The word core comes from Latin cor 'heart'; a CPU core is like a processing 'heart' in the computer that runs instructions, so more cores mean more processing 'hearts' working together.