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AMD64

AMD64 proper noun: the 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture (as opposed to the original 16-bit x86 architecture, or to the 32-bit version of the x86 architecture, also known as IA-32, i386, or x86-32).

Proper noun

AMD64

  1. (attributive, usually) The 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture (as opposed to the original 16-bit x86 architecture, or to the 32-bit version of the x86 architecture, also known as IA-32, i386, or x86-32).
    • The AMD64 version of this Linux distro has higher performance than the i386 version, and doesn't suffer from the severe RAM limits imposed by 32-to-36-bit addressing.
    Synonyms:
    x64, x86-64

Synonyms of AMD64

Origin of AMD64

From being a 64-bit architecture developed by AMD.

Questions about AMD64

What does AMD64 mean?
AMD64 means the 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture (as opposed to the original 16-bit x86 architecture, or to the 32-bit version of the x86 architecture, also known as IA-32, i386, or x86-32).
What part of speech is AMD64?
AMD64 is a proper noun.

Words near AMD64 in the dictionary

  1. amcinonide
  2. aMCIs
  3. Amcit
  4. Amcits
  5. AMD
  6. AMD64
  7. AMDA
  8. Amdahl
  9. Amdahl's law
  10. Amdahls
  11. Amdang

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