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data path

data path noun: the part of a central processing unit that stores data to be immediately operated on and performs logic and arithmetic operations on it based on signals from the control unit.

Noun

data path (plural data paths)

  1. The part of a central processing unit that stores data to be immediately operated on and performs logic and arithmetic operations on it based on signals from the control unit.

Forms of data path

pluraldata paths
alternative formdatapath

Origin of data path

From data + path.

Questions about data path

What does data path mean?
Data path means the part of a central processing unit that stores data to be immediately operated on and performs logic and arithmetic operations on it based on signals from the control unit.
What part of speech is data path?
Data path is a noun.
What is the plural of data path?
The plural of data path is data paths.

Words near data path in the dictionary

  1. data modeling
  2. data models
  3. data munging
  4. data object
  5. data objects
  6. data path
  7. data paths
  8. data phobic
  9. data plane
  10. data planes
  11. data point

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