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DUAL PROCESSOR [2 records]

Record 1 2012-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operating Systems (Software)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
DEF

A system with two central processing units, usually with one controlling the other.

Key term(s)
  • dual processor
  • dual-processor system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas operativos (Soporte lógico)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
DEF

Sistema en que se utilizan dos unidades del equipo de computación para ejecutar alguna operación de procesamiento.

OBS

Por ejemplo, algunas aplicaciones de procesamiento requieren el empleo de dos unidades de procesamiento, una de las cuales actúa como subordinada o satélite para realizar las operaciones rutinarias de proceso bajo el control de la unidad maestra o principal.

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Record 2 2000-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computers and Calculators
CONT

Dual-processor design [on the TRS-80, Model 16B] features MC68000 16-bit and Z-80A 8-bit microprocessors.

Key term(s)
  • bi-processor
  • dual processor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
OBS

p. ex. : ordinateur biprocesseur, système biprocesseur.

Key term(s)
  • bi-processeur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
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