Single Instruction Multiple Data ==>
Single Instruction/Multiple Data
(SIMD) (Or "data parallel") The classification under Flynn's taxonomy for a
parallel processor where many processing elements (functional units) perform the
same operations on different data. There is often a central controller which
broadcasts the instruction stream to all the processing elements.
Contrast Multiple Instruction/Multiple Data.
(1994-11-04)
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Single In-line Memory Module « Single Inline Pin
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