superscalar

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adjective

Implementing instruction-level parallelism within a single processor, thereby allowing faster throughput than would otherwise be possible at the same clock speed.

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Meanings

adjectivesuperscalar (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingImplementing instruction-level parallelism within a single processor, thereby allowing faster throughput than would otherwise be possible at the same clock speed.
nounsuperscalar (plural superscalars)

plural superscalars

  1. A superscalar processor, architecture or pipeline.

Origin

From super- + scalar.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

supersacral
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APA

superscalar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superscalar

MLA

“superscalar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superscalar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superscalar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superscalar.

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