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speculative execution definition
processorA technique allows a superscalar processor to keep its functional units as busy as possible by executing instructions before it is known that they will be needed.
The Intel P6 uses speculative execution.
Compare branch prediction, speculative evaluation.
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Speculative execution
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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