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superscalar

superscalar adjective: implementing instruction-level parallelism within a single processor, thereby allowing faster throughput than would otherwise be possible at the same clock speed.

Adjective

superscalar (not comparable)

  1. Implementing instruction-level parallelism within a single processor, thereby allowing faster throughput than would otherwise be possible at the same clock speed.

Noun

superscalar (plural superscalars)

  1. A superscalar processor, architecture or pipeline.

Forms of superscalar

pluralsuperscalars

Origin of superscalar

From super- + scalar.

Questions about superscalar

What does superscalar mean?
Superscalar means implementing instruction-level parallelism within a single processor, thereby allowing faster throughput than would otherwise be possible at the same clock speed.
What part of speech is superscalar?
Superscalar can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near superscalar in the dictionary

  1. supersaw
  2. supersaws
  3. superscaffold
  4. superscaffolding
  5. superscaffolds
  6. superscalar
  7. superscalarity
  8. superscalars
  9. superscale
  10. superscaled
  11. superscaler

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