array processor
nounUK /əˈreɪ ˈprəʊsesə/
US /əˈreɪ ˈprɑːsesər/
A computer part that does the same job on lots of numbers all at once.
The array processor quickly added up all the numbers in the table.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A unit inside a computer that works on many pieces of data at the same time.
Engineers used an array processor to speed up the weather simulation.
3. A special chip that handles large groups of numbers for science and math.
The lab's array processor crunched the satellite images in seconds.
4. Hardware that performs the same operation on many data points simultaneously.
The array processor made the image filter run much faster.