Computing Dictionary
array processor definition
processor (Or "vector processor") A
computer, or extension to its
arithmetic unit, that is capable of performing simultaneous computations on elements of an
array or table of data in some number of dimensions.
The
IBM AltiVec (the "Velocity Engine" used in the
Apple G4 computers) is a vector processor.
Common uses for array processors include analysis of fluid dynamics and rotation of
3d objects, as well as data retrieval, in which elements of a
database are scanned simultaneously. Array processors are very rare now (1998).
Array presentation (http://cs.njit.edu/leon/105/c5/index.htm).
(2003-09-11)
