core
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3.8
- noun
- /kɔr/
- Specialized
- Modern computers often have multiple cores that allow them to run several tasks simultaneously.
- processor core
- ASIC core
- soft core
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- So can this odd number of cores even the odds against ARM?
- So these are their their core processors, not Core M and not Atom.
- Yeah, but that multi core score is kind of bonkers.
Examples
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Core reactor is shutting down.
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It's got a quad core Intel CPU in it.
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Now you can get multiple processing cores in a single chip.
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We can see our eight CPU cores doing their thing.
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It has the dual core AMD processor.
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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.
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With advancements in technology, today's processors can have up to sixteen cores for improved efficiency.
Idioms
Compounds
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3.5
A small group of people who are most important in a larger organization or activity
3
3.4
Strength in the muscles around your stomach and back that helps you stay steady and move
- Archaic
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8.1
An old kind of computer storage that uses small magnetic rings to hold data
- Specialized
1
6.1
A tool that cuts out a round piece from hard materials like concrete or rock
- Specialized
1
7.7
A file that shows what is in a computer's memory when a program crashes to help find errors
- Archaic
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A group of tiny magnetic rings used in old computers to store data
- Specialized
1
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A hollow cutting cylinder used in a drill to remove a sample of rock or concrete
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A very important thing someone remembers that shapes who they are and their choices
- Specialized
A machine that uses compressed air to pack sand into a box to make sand shapes for molds
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A machine that makes sand shapes for metal casting by blowing sand into a mold
- Specialized
A machine in a metal workshop that forces sand into a mould to make cores
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A small dangerous mass of radioactive metal used in early US tests that caused fatal accidents
How Many
- Specialized
1
4.5
- Specialized
36
3.8
Surface Forms
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.