coprocessorn.
/kəʊˈprəʊsɛsə/ Computing.
A microprocessor designed to supplement the primary processor of a computer by providing additional functions.
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1980 IEEE Internat. Solid-state Circuits Conf. Digest Technical Papers 108/1 A single-chip numeric data processor (NDP) serving as a coprocessor for a family of microprocessors that include both a 16b and an 8b bit processor, will be discussed.
1984 Your Computer (Austral.) May 65/1 The Apricot is based on the 8086.., plus lots of support chips such as the 8089 I/O manager. If you need a fast system for maths processing then an 8087 maths co-processor can be installed.
1986 Computerworld 8 Dec. 8/4 The Model 350 comes with a Motorola 68881 floating-point coprocessor.
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