An additional processor that usually has a specific dedicated task such as number crunching or video processing. Coprocessors are attached on small circuit boards called cards and are inserted in expansion slots.
a processor that is connected to a main processor and operates concurrently with the main processor, although under the control of the main processor. Coprocessors are usually special-purpose processing units, such as floating-point, array, DSP, or graphics data processors. [SILC99][TOP OF THE PAGE
A microprocessor on the AG board. Runs manager code to enable high level communication between the host and the other AG board resources (DSP and MVIP).
A processor that is distinct and separate from the main processor in that it performs additional functions or assists the main processor. For instance, the Multimedia Video Processor (MVP) is a digital signal processor (DSP) that performs computer-intensive video, audio, and image processing functions that would otherwise need to be handled by the ost processor.
A microprocessor device connected to a central microprocessor that per- forms specialized computations (such as floating-point arithmetic) much more efficiently than the CPU alone.
A separate chip (or nowadays, a portion of the CPU) that performs a lot of the calculations and number crunching for the microprocessor, relieving the CPU of some of its work and thus enhancing the overall speed of the system.
an auxiliary processor that performs certain functions not implemented by the CPU itself
a special set of circuits in a microprocessor chip that is designed to manipulate numbers or perform some other specialized function more quickly than the basic microprocessor circuits could perform the same task
A chip that relieves the system's processor of specific processing tasks. A math coprocessor, for example, handles numeric processing.
An extra processor in a computer designed to perform specialized tasks more efficiently than the CPU. They are commonly used to speed up mathematical calculations.
A microprocessor designed to assist another microprocessor in specific functions, such as handling complex mathematics or graphics, and to temporarily reduce the workload of the other microprocessor.
Special processor chip or circuit board that assists the processor in performing specific tasks, thereby increasing application speed. 4.13
A chip designed specifically to handle a particular task, such as math calculations or displaying graphics on-screen. A coprocessor is faster at its specialized function than the main processor is, and it relieves the processor of some work. A coprocessor can reside on the motherboard or be part of an expansion card, as with an accelerator.
hardware: A separate microprocessor, sometimes on its own board, that works alongside your regular processor to do a particular task. There are numeric coprocessors such as the 6881 and 6882 which speed up calculations (especially when rendering three-dimensional images), video coprocessors which take over the screen display duties, and cards which let you run DOS programs inside Macs.
(1) An auxiliary processor that performs time consuming tasks to free the central processing unit, thus resulting in faster execution time for the overall system. (2) A CPU that works in tandem with another to increase the computing power of a system. (3) An auxiliary microprocessor that lets one computer imitate a different computer.
A device added to a CPU to perform certain functions (eg floating point operations) more efficiently.
(Coprocesseur) : Complementary microprocessor in charge of handling specifically math operations, faster than the CPU.
A chip that relieves the computer's microprocessor of specific processing tasks. A math coprocessor, for example, handles numeric processing. A graphics coprocessor handles video rendering. The Intel Pentium microprocessor includes a built-in math coprocessor.
An additional processor chip which increases the computer's speed by handling specialized chores such as math or graphics.
Extra processor that does a special task. In the context of SHA-1 operations, a coprocessor must keep secrets secure and perform SHA-1 calculations to compute MACs for authentication of devices and validation of data. (see Master Authentication Secret, Master Signing Secret)
A coprocessor is a computer processor used to supplement the functions of the primary processor (the CPU). Operations performed by the coprocessor may be floating point arithmetic, graphics, signal processing, string processing, or encryption. By offloading processor-intensive tasks from the main processor, coprocessors can accelerate system performance.