Definition of multiprocessor in English English dictionary
A computer that has multiple CPUs or execution units under an integrated control
A computer in which processors can execute separate instruction streams, but have access to a single address space Most multiprocessors are shared-memory machines, constructed by connecting several processors to one or more memory banks through a bus or switch See also architecture; distributed computer; multicomputer; processor array [Wil93]
(n ) A computer in which processors can execute separate instruction streams, but have access to a single address space Most multiprocessors are shared memory machines, constructed by connecting several processors to one or more memory banks through a bus or switch See also architecture, distributed computer, multicomputer, processor array
A parallel computer in which the processors share an address space This almost always implies physically shared memory See symmetric multiprocessor Examples are the parallel servers from SGI
A computer that has two or more processors that have common access to a main storage
A computer system that uses more than one CPU running in parallel for faster performance
A computer with more than one Central Processing Unit (CPU) that can be accessed simultaneously by an operating system adapted to this architecture
A computer that has more than one processing element, each with its own private memory
A multiprocessor is a group of several independent processors linked together to provide the processing power need for the centralized processor control of a large public-network switching center