Phrase guide
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noun
The conceptual structure around which a given computer is designed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The science of computer design.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: architecture
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure
Narrower terms: complex instruction set computing, complex instruction set computer, CISC, reduced instruction set computing, reduced instruction set computer, RISC
noun
the art of assembling logical elements into a computing device; the specification of the relation between parts of a computer system
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: specification, spec
Narrower terms: neural network, neural net
History
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Across languages
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
