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MATH COPROCESSOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Informatics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- math coprocessor
1, record 1, English, math%20coprocessor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chip located in the central processing unit essentially used to process numbers and to count, which triples the speed of the computer. 2, record 1, English, - math%20coprocessor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Spreadsheets and CAD packages are the most common applications written to take advantage of a math coprocessor, a chip that plugs into a special socket on the motherboard. 3, record 1, English, - math%20coprocessor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Even if we see the word co-processor with a dash, the most usual way of writing it is coprocessor without a dash. 2, record 1, English, - math%20coprocessor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Informatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coprocesseur mathématique
1, record 1, French, coprocesseur%20math%C3%A9matique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Puce située à l'intérieur de l'unité centrale de traitement servant essentiellement au traitement et au calcul des nombres et qui triple la vitesse d'exécution de l'ordinateur. 2, record 1, French, - coprocesseur%20math%C3%A9matique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mais pour accélérer les calculs en virgule flottante, il faudra installer un coprocesseur mathématique externe (de type 387) puisqu'aucune unité spécialisée n'est intégrée au processeur. 3, record 1, French, - coprocesseur%20math%C3%A9matique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On voit dans certains ouvrages co-processeur mathématique, mais la plupart du temps, il est écrit en un seul mot. 4, record 1, French, - coprocesseur%20math%C3%A9matique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Informática
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- coprocesador matemático
1, record 1, Spanish, coprocesador%20matem%C3%A1tico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] microprocesador en una tarjeta de expansión, que provee nuevas operaciones al procesador en la unidad aritmética y lógica del sistema, capacitando a la computadora personal para ejecutar operaciones matemáticas complejas paralelamente con otras operaciones. 2, record 1, Spanish, - coprocesador%20matem%C3%A1tico
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
coprocesador matemático: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - coprocesador%20matem%C3%A1tico
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