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Definition of Coprocessor
1. Noun. (context: computer hardware) An additional microprocessor used to supplement the functionality of the central processing unit, performing tasks such as floating-point arithmetic (floating-point unit) or graphics calculations (graphics processing unit). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coprocessor
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coprocessor
Literary usage of Coprocessor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Catalog of National ISDN Solutions for Selected NIUF ApplicationsComputers (1993)
"A PS/2 equipped with this coprocessor can communicate with an IBM mainframe using
SDLC via a terminal adapter attached to a 3745 • A PS/2 equipped with this ..."
2. A History of the Personal Computer: The People and the Technology by Roy A. Allan (2001)
"Ose of the coprocessor resulted in a significant increase in the speed of mathematical
... Intel announced the 82786 graphics coprocessor in May 1986. ..."
3. Directory of Energy Information Administration Models, 1996 by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... 386/40 operating at 16 MHz under DOS 3.2 with an Intel 80287 coprocessor, ...
9 seconds • Special Features: Model requires a math coprocessor and a hard ..."
4. Directory of Energy Information Administration Models (1995) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... 386/40 operating at 16MHz under DOS 3.2 with an Intel 80287 coprocessor, ...
9 seconds • Special Features: Model requires a math coprocessor and a hard ..."
5. Decision Support Systems for Ecosystem Management: An Evaluation of Existing edited by H. Todd Mowrer (1998)
"The DOS version of IMPLAN requires an IBM compatible computer, 8088 or higher
CPU, math coprocessor, and 537K of free RAM. The program itself occupies 7MB ..."
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