multicore
adjectiveUK /ˌmʌltiˈkɔː/
US /ˌmʌltiˈkɔːr/
A multicore computer has more than one brain working inside it at the same time.
The new laptop has a multicore processor, so it can run many apps without slowing down.
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2. A cable or fiber containing several separate cores within one sheath.
The electrician used multicore cable to wire the whole building.
3. In computing, a processor chip that contains two or more independent processing units.
Multicore chips let phones handle games and video at the same time.
4. Describing software designed to take advantage of multiple processor cores.
This multicore video editor splits the work across all the cores.