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What is a multiprocessor?

What is a multiprocessor? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (computer hardware) A computer that has multiple CPUs or execution units under an integrated control.
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The release provides an industrial and highly scalable version on Linux clusters and UNIX multiprocessor platforms.
Dedicated multiprocessor rackmount computers are easily the cheapest way to add processing power to a cluster.
In multiprocessor machines, multiple threads are an efficient way for application developers to utilize the parallelism of the hardware.
After several models based upon the Motorola 680x0 family, the last designs were multiprocessor systems based upon the Motorola 88100 processor.
Adding additional processors to a shared-memory multiprocessor increases the bus traffic on the system, slowing down memory access time and delaying program execution.
The software has been recognised for the precision of its physical models supported by the unmatched performances of its multiprocessor version.

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