i386

proper noun

The Intel 80386 (i386) processor.

“Some Linux distros have stopped releasing i386 versions of their releases, given that practically everybody now uses devices with 64-bit-capable processors.”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. computingThe Intel 80386 (i386) processor.
    1. computingThe 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture, first used on this model of processor (earlier x86 processors used the 16-bit version of the x86 architecture).

      Some Linux distros have stopped releasing i386 versions of their releases, given that practically everybody now uses devices with 64-bit-capable processors.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
386IA-32x86x86-32
Broader
x86
Also see
ia-32x86x86-32

Origin

Contraction.

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Cite this entry
APA

i386. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/i386

MLA

“i386.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/i386. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “i386,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/i386.

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