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3dnow!

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
3d-now!
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An enhancement of the MMX extension to the x86 CPU instruction set architecture, allowing for enhanced performance with 3D-graphics-heavy applications; rendered obsolescent by later versions of the SSE instruction-set extensions.

Etymology

Trademark of AMD, from 3D + now, reflecting its potential for performance improvements in 3D graphics.

Inflected Forms

3DNow (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

x87 MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4

Questions

What does 3dnow! mean?
An enhancement of the MMX extension to the x86 CPU instruction set architecture, allowing for enhanced performance with 3D-graphics-heavy applications; rendered obsolescent by later versions of the SSE instruction-set extensions.
Where does 3dnow! come from?
Trademark of AMD, from 3D + now, reflecting its potential for performance improvements in 3D graphics.

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