Pentium
Pentium — noun
1. the brand name of an Intel processor line, and sometimes a computer built with o
the brand name of an Intel processor line, and sometimes a computer built with one of these chips.
The school bought ten Pentium computers for the new typing room.
collocation: Pentium computers
Our old Pentium chip still runs the library printer without trouble.
collocation: Pentium chip
In 1999, Dad saved for a Pentium PC with more memory.
The repair shop can replace the fan on this Pentium machine.
Computer stores once praised Pentium speed in their Sunday newspaper ads.
- processor
the general everyday word for this computer part, without naming a brand
- CPU
a common technical abbreviation for the main processing unit, not a brand name
- chip
a more informal hardware word that can also mean other electronic parts
- microprocessor
the most technical term for the processing chip inside a computer
文法句型
Pentium processor
Pentium chip
Pentium computer
Pentium PC
用法筆記
Usually written with a capital P because it is a brand name. In ads or shop talk, it may name either the processor itself or a computer that has one.