associative processor

associative processor

[ə′sō·sē‚ād·iv ′präs‚es·ər]
(computer science)
A digital computer that consists of a content-addressable memory and means for searching rapidly changing random digital data stored within, at speeds up to 1000 times faster than conventional digital computers.
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