[ GLOSSARY DEFINITION ] Chips

pipelining

A CPU design that overlaps instruction stages to improve throughput.

Full Definition & Technical Explanation

pipelining — A CPU design that overlaps instruction stages to improve throughput.

This chips term is part of the CompareTech technical dictionary and helps you read specifications, comparisons, and benchmark data across its device database.

See also: out-of-order execution branch prediction.

Related Technical Terms

branch prediction
A CPU feature that guesses which way a branch will go to keep the pipeline full. Chips
out-of-order execution
A CPU technique that reorders instructions to use idle execution units. Chips
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