multicore
multicore — adjective
- multicorepositive
- more multicorecomparative
- most multicoresuperlative
1. describes a computer processor, cable, or electronic system that contains two or
describes a computer processor, cable, or electronic system that contains two or more separate processing units or conducting wires inside a single component.
Dr. Okafor installed a multicore processor in the lab computer to speed up data analysis.
attributive use with 'processor'
A multicore cable connects sensors to the main board using one plug instead of many.
attributive use with 'cable'
Most modern smartphones use a multicore chip so users can switch apps with no delay.
The warehouse robot uses a multicore system to move, see, and communicate at once.
A multicore chip finished the same job in half the time of an older one.
- multi-core
identical meaning, hyphenated variant; both forms are common in technical writing
- many-core
refers to processors with a very large number of cores (typically eight or more)
- single-core
describes a processor with only one processing unit
文法句型
multicore + noun (processor / chip / cable / system)
用法筆記
Most common in computing and electronics contexts, describing processors, chips, and cables that combine multiple functional units in a single physical package. The hyphenated form multi-core is also common and means the same thing.