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uniprocessor

uniprocessor

7.7
A computer with only one processor
  • noun
  • /ˈjunɪˌprɒsɛsər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : sistema uniprocesador
  • The G3 spans a range from a uniprocessor with one memory card to a high-end system with ten processors and four memory cards.

Examples

  • Since these misses do not occur in a uniprocessor, the miss rate of the level-two cache is higher in a multiprocessor.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The uniprocessor part of the timing simulator has the capability to do a pure trace-driven simulation in addition to using probabilities.

    Academic text (2000)
  • GRAPH: Figure 1; S/390 uniprocessor performance.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The core model consists of a detailed uniprocessor model covering the pipeline structure from instruction fetch through execution and completion.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Uniprocessor results

    Academic text (2000)
  • The G3 processor chip set covers a wide performance range from a uniprocessor to a high-performance multiprocessing system.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The results for these runs are presented, both for uniprocessors and for multiprocessors using shared memory (SMP).

    Academic text (2000)
  • Equivalence of CMOS and bipolar uniprocessors.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The balanced system, cache structure, and the modularity of the components of Generation 3 support a wide performance range from a uniprocessor to a high-performance multiprocessing system.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The laboratory is equipped with a uniprocessor that can handle basic computations.

Antonyms

multiprocessor
  • Specialized
1 6.2

A computer with two or more processors that work together to do tasks faster

How Many Processors

multiprocessor
  • Specialized
1 6.2
uniprocessor
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

uniprocessor singular
uniprocessors plural

Morphology

uniprocessor = processor (transparent) = uni + processor

The noun denotes a system with a single processor by prefixing 'uni-' to 'processor', which is a straightforward technical formation.

Etymology

Uniprocessor puts together uni- meaning 'one' (as in unicycle) and processor, from 'process' meaning 'to do work', so it gives the image of 'one worker doing all the work'. As a noun, a uniprocessor is a computer system that has only one central processing unit, so all tasks are handled by that single processor.