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Coprocessor

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001346

A specialized electronic circuit or processor designed to supplement the functions of the primary central processing unit (CPU). It performs specific tasks, such as floating-point arithmetic or graphics processing, more efficiently than the main CPU. Early personal computers often used math coprocessors to accelerate calculations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001346
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial electronics
TranslationsGerman: Koprozessor; Spanish: coprocesador; French: coprocesseur
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001346",
  "term": "Coprocessor",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A specialized electronic circuit or processor designed to supplement the functions of the primary central processing unit (CPU). It performs specific tasks, such as floating-point arithmetic or graphics processing, more efficiently than the main CPU. Early personal computers often used math coprocessors to accelerate calculations.",
  "subject": "Industrial electronics",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Koprozessor",
    "es": "coprocesador",
    "fr": "coprocesseur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/coprocessor/"
}

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