vectorprocessor
nounUK /ˈvɛktə ˈprəʊsɛsə/
US /ˈvɛktər ˈprɑːsɛsər/
A vector processor is a special computer chip that can do the same math on lots of numbers all at once.
The scientist used a vector processor to quickly add up millions of numbers for the weather model.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A part of a computer designed to handle lists of numbers called vectors very fast.
Engineers added a vector processor to speed up the graphics calculations.
3. A processor that works on many data points at the same time instead of one by one.
Unlike a normal chip, the vector processor crunched the whole list in a single step.
4. Hardware built for scientific and engineering math that uses large arrays of numbers.
The lab's vector processor made simulating the airplane wing much faster.