speculative execution
speculative execution
(processor)A technique allows a
superscalar processor to
keep its functional units as busy as possible by executing
instructions before it is known that they will be needed.
The Intel P6 uses speculative execution.
Compare
branch prediction,
speculative evaluation.
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