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x86

x86 proper noun: specifically, the 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture.

Proper noun

x86

  1. Specifically, the 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture.
    • The x86 version of Windows 7 only supports a maximum of 4 GiB of RAM; 64-bit Windows can support a lot more.
  2. (rare) Specifically, the original, 16-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture.

Synonyms of x86

Origin of x86

The x functions as a wildcard; the processors immediately succeeding the original 8086 and using the same architecture (with progressively greater expansions) also had names ending in 86 (the 80186, 80286, 80386, and 80486; Intel shifted away from this numerical nomenclature after the 80486, but other manufacturers of x86 processors continued the series with -586- and -686-branded processors).

Questions about x86

What does x86 mean?
X86 means specifically, the 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture.
What part of speech is x86?
X86 is a proper noun.

Words near x86 in the dictionary

  1. X0 system
  2. X11
  3. X17 particle
  4. X17 particles
  5. x64
  6. x86
  7. x86-16
  8. x86-32
  9. x86-64
  10. x86`lowbar`64
  11. x87

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