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Definition: hyperscalar


(1) (hyperscal ER) For the AI datacenter, see hyperscaler.

(2) (hyperscal AR) A computer processor that executes multiple instructions at the same time using more than one execution unit. All top-end CPUs are hyperscalars. A microcontroller would not be an example of a hyperscalar. The "lar" and "ler" spelling is often interchanged. See multicore and microcontroller.