===== Multi-core Processor =====
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A **Multi-core Processor** is an integrated circuit (IC) to which two or more [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:processor|processors]] have been attached for enhanced [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:performance|performance]], reduced power consumption, and more efficient simultaneous processing of multiple tasks (see [[dido:public:ra:xapend:xapend.a_glossary:p:paraproc|parallel processing]]). A dual core set-up is somewhat comparable to having multiple, separate processors installed in the same computer, but because the two processors are actually plugged into the same socket, the connection between them is faster. ((
Rouse, Margret; __Definition of multi-core processor __, WhatIs.com, Accessed 8 December 2020,
[[https://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/definition/multi-core-processor]]
))

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