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running multiple virtual machines off of one CPU[edit]

it's possible, becomes ever more relevant. (different than vCPU) It would be good to cover. 89.201.184.8 (talk) 09:09, 26 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

It's called multiprogramming. Guy Harris (talk) 09:15, 26 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Computer processor" listed at Redirects for discussion[edit]

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Computer processor and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 January 13#Computer processor until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. - CHAMPION ^{(talk) (contributions) (logs)} 05:29, 13 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Two pictures of Intel CPUs seem unnecessary to me[edit]

I'd like to hear others' opinions before I remove one. Digital27 (talk) 08:02, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]