x86
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- noun
- /ɛks eɪtʃ sɪks/
- Specialized
- We proposed migrating to an x86-based big-data platform and moving all their applications off mainframes and onto x86.
- x86 chip
- x86 processor
- x86 family
Examples
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RT tablets are not expensive for what you get; X86 tablets are not expensive for what you get.
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Applications coded for x86 can run on x64, but applications coded for x64 cannot run on x86.
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Microsoft is taking this to the next step by actively supporting both x86 and ARM processors in Windows 8.
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The challenges to make a Windows-capable x86 CPU tablet are huge.
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COTS developers are facing new challenges as modules move from x86 to ARM.
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Android now runs as a first-class citizen on x86, ARM, and MIPS.
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On the contrary, Surface Pro runs on x86 hardware provided by either Intel or AMD, depending on the OEMs.
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Russian startup Elbrus Technologies announced today that they've developed an x86 emulator that runs on ARM systems.
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Intel is launching the x86-compatible Xeon Phi accelerator at SC12.
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The x86 architecture is widely used in personal computers and servers.
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Etymology
X86 comes from an early Intel chip called 8086, and people began using x to mean 'any' model that ends with 86. So x86 now means the '86' family of processors used in most personal computers.