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array processor

Array processor, also called a vector processor, is a microprocessor or computer that is capable of performing simultaneous computations on elements of an array of data in some number of dimensions. Common uses of such processor include analysis of fluid dynamics and rotation of 3D objects as well as data retrieval, in which elements in a database are scanned simultaneously that executes one instruction at a time but on an array or table of data at the same time rather than on single data elements.

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