singleinstructionmultipledataprocessor
nounA computer chip that does the same job on lots of pieces of information all at once.
The singleinstructionmultipledataprocessor makes the game run fast by handling many pictures at the same time.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A type of processor design where one command is applied to many data points simultaneously.
Engineers chose a singleinstructionmultipledataprocessor for the image filter because it speeds up pixel operations.
3. A hardware unit used in supercomputers to perform the same operation on large arrays of numbers.
The weather model ran on a singleinstructionmultipledataprocessor to calculate millions of grid values quickly.
4. A computing architecture often found in graphics cards for handling repeated calculations efficiently.
The graphics card's singleinstructionmultipledataprocessor renders thousands of triangles in real time.