Definition of transputer in English:
transputer
noun transˈpjuːtətrɑːnzˈpjuːtətrɑːnsˈpjuːtətranzˈpjuːtətræn(t)ˈspjudər
A microprocessor with integral memory designed for parallel processing.
Example sentencesExamples
- These can be used to connect one transputer to four other transputers.
- This book presents a systematic approach to parallel implementation of feedforward neural networks on an array of transputers.
- We will first explore the methods used by the transputers to exchange information with each other, how transputers access the memory, and how they support multitasking.
- The specific topology for a transputer network must be configured by the software developer, with occam processes mapped to transputers appropriately.
- The pipeline transputer runs what basically is an assembler program, with three processes: a calculation process and two communication processes, one down, one up the pipe.
Origin
1970s: blend of transistor and computer.
Definition of transputer in US English:
transputer
nountræn(t)ˈspjudərtran(t)ˈspyo͞odər
A microprocessor with integral memory designed for parallel processing.
Example sentencesExamples
- The pipeline transputer runs what basically is an assembler program, with three processes: a calculation process and two communication processes, one down, one up the pipe.
- The specific topology for a transputer network must be configured by the software developer, with occam processes mapped to transputers appropriately.
- This book presents a systematic approach to parallel implementation of feedforward neural networks on an array of transputers.
- We will first explore the methods used by the transputers to exchange information with each other, how transputers access the memory, and how they support multitasking.
- These can be used to connect one transputer to four other transputers.
Origin
1970s: blend of transistor and computer.