hyperthreaded

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adjective

Using hyperthreading.

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Meanings

adjectivehyperthreaded (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingUsing hyperthreading.

    There are also hyperthreaded processors that generally provide two execution threads for each processor or core.

    2009, Tim Cerling, Jeffrey Buller, Chuck Enstall, Mastering Microsoft Virtualization, page 237
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    A more sophisticated and subtle example of some of the changes that have occurred between older and newer WinTel systems involves hyperthreaded CPUs on Windows Server and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 databases.

    2007, Bert Scalzo, Claudia Fernandez, Mike Ault, Database Benchmarking: Practical Methods for Oracle and SQL Server, page 93

Origin

From hyper- + threaded.

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hyperthreaded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperthreaded

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Chicago

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