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accelerator

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hardware Additional hardware to perform some function faster

than is possible in software running on the normal CPU.

Examples include graphics accelerators and floating-pointaccelerators.

(1994-11-08)

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accelerator floating-point accelerator graphics accelerator
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accelerator floating-point accelerator FNAL JAZELLE EDS+ NODAL FPA graphics accelerator expansion card Floating-Point Unit more...

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