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PIPELINE PROCESSOR [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-01-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Programs and Programming
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- instruction pipeline
1, record 1, English, instruction%20pipeline
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An instruction pipeline increases the performance of a processor by overlapping the processing of several different instructions. 2, record 1, English, - instruction%20pipeline
Record 1, Key term(s)
- instruction pipe-line
- instruction pipe line
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pipeline d'instructions
1, record 1, French, pipeline%20d%27instructions
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour gagner du temps, le processeur n'exécute pas les instructions de manière séquentielle, mais exécute simultanément plusieurs instructions qui sont à des étapes différentes de leur traitement. C'est le principe du «pipeline d'instructions». 2, record 1, French, - pipeline%20d%27instructions
Record 1, Key term(s)
- pipe-line d'instructions
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-12-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Computers and Calculators
- Computer Mathematics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- branch prediction
1, record 2, English, branch%20prediction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Without branch prediction, the processor would have to wait until the conditional jump instruction has passed the execute stage before the next instruction can enter the fetch stage in the pipeline. 2, record 2, English, - branch%20prediction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
- Mathématiques informatiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- prédiction de branchement
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9diction%20de%20branchement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- prédiction de branche 2, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9diction%20de%20branche
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La prédiction de branchement est une fonctionnalité d'un processeur qui lui permet de prédire le résultat d'un branchement. Cette technique permet à un processeur de rendre l'utilisation de son pipeline plus efficace. 3, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9diction%20de%20branchement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-01-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Life Cycle (Informatics)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pipeline processor
1, record 3, English, pipeline%20processor
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- pipelined processor 2, record 3, English, pipelined%20processor
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A processor in which instruction execution takes place in a series of units, arranged so that several units can be simultaneously processing the appropriate parts of several instructions. 3, record 3, English, - pipeline%20processor
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Although some pipeline processors may involve several pipelines... let us consider the simplified model... in which the pipelined processor performs only multiplication. 2, record 3, English, - pipeline%20processor
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pipeline processor : term standardized by ISO and CSA. 4, record 3, English, - pipeline%20processor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Cycle de vie (Informatique)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- processeur pipeline
1, record 3, French, processeur%20pipeline
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Processeur dans lequel l'exécution des instructions s'effectue dans une série d'unités combinées de sorte que plusieurs de ces unités puissent traiter simultanément des parties appropriées de plusieurs instructions. 2, record 3, French, - processeur%20pipeline
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
processeur pipeline : terme normalisé par la CSA et l'ISO. 3, record 3, French, - processeur%20pipeline
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciclo de vida (Informática)
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- procesador en cascada
1, record 3, Spanish, procesador%20en%20cascada
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- procesador simultáneo 1, record 3, Spanish, procesador%20simult%C3%A1neo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procesador que consiste de una serie de unidades funcionales, que pueden ejecutar simultáneamente diferentes partes de una misma instrucción. 1, record 3, Spanish, - procesador%20en%20cascada
Record 4 - internal organization data 1986-11-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Micrographics
- Computers and Calculators
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- parallel image processor
1, record 4, English, parallel%20image%20processor
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A processor that utilizes a five image-line pipeline buffer, nine sets of bit-slice microprocessors, configured to operate on nine programmable neighborhoods in parallel. 1, record 4, English, - parallel%20image%20processor
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Micrographie
- Ordinateurs et calculateurs
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- processeur d'images parallèle
1, record 4, French, processeur%20d%27images%20parall%C3%A8le
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- processeur d'images en parallèle 1, record 4, French, processeur%20d%27images%20en%20parall%C3%A8le
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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