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transputer

(trænzˈpjuːtə)
n
(Computer Science) computing a type of fast, powerful microchip that is the equivalent of a 32-bit microprocessor with its own RAM facility
[C20: from trans(istor) + (com)puter]
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transputer

[trænsˈpjuːtəʳ] N (Comput) → transputor m
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transputer

[trænsˈpjuːtər] n → transputer m
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transputer

n (Comput) → Transputer m
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Such processors often use a highly regular interconnection concept, allowing restricted communication between the computational units (e.g., with the INMOS transputer, a computation unit can be connected to up to four neighbors, typically located right, left, up and down).
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The update manager is implemented on INMOS transputers [24].
The Datacycle architecture