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transputer

noun

A single chip with CPU, memory and communications capability, used in grids to form parallel processing computers.

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Meanings

nountransputer (plural transputers)

plural transputers

computingA single chip with CPU, memory and communications capability, used in grids to form parallel processing computers.
One of the most intriguing advances has been the development of the transputer, a single-chip computer developed by Inmos Ltd.
1991, Ronald S. Cok, Parallel programs for the transputer

Origin

Blend of transistor + computer.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with transputer

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Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

“transputer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transputer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transputer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transputer.

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