vector processing

vector processing

[′vek·tər ′prä‚ses·iŋ]

(computer science)

A procedure for speeding the processing of information by a computer, in which pipelined units perform arithmetic operations on uniform, linear arrays of data values, and a single instruction involves the execution of the same operation on every element of the array.

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vector processor

A CPU that performs computations on more than one number or set of data simultaneously. A vector processor is known as a "single instruction stream multiple data stream" (SIMD) CPU. Contrast with scalar processor. See GPU, vector and pipeline processing.

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