simultaneous multithreading

Technique for improving the overall efficiency of superscalar CPUs with hardware multithreading

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Also known as SMT · hyperthreading · simultaneous multi-threading

Subclass of: hardware multithreading

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Simultaneous multithreading (SMT) is a technique for improving the overall efficiency of superscalar CPUs with hardware multithreading. SMT permits multiple independent threads of execution to better use the resources provided by modern processor architectures.

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Different from: surface-mount technology
multi-core processor
Facet of: central processing unit
Has use: parallel computing

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