Transputer
noun
1.
(computing) a type of fast, powerful microchip that is the equivalent of a 32-bit microprocessor with its own RAM facility
processor, parallel
(Note lower case) A family of microprocessors from Inmos with interprocessor links, programmable in occam.
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(1994-11-18)
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