Coprocessor

<p>A coprocessor is a <a href="/facts/Computer_processor/Jxp1bqMV">computer processor</a> used to supplement the functions of the primary processor (the <a href="/facts/Central_processing_unit/Jxp1bqMV">CPU</a>). Operations performed by the coprocessor may be <a href="/facts/Floating-point_arithmetic/eIckahxe">floating-point arithmetic</a>, <a href="/facts/Computer_graphics/lapBE8wv">graphics</a>, <a href="/facts/Signal_processing/Npaja6zb">signal processing</a>, <a href="/facts/String_processing/ALwbntgo">string processing</a>, <a href="/facts/Cryptographic_accelerator/s1my8B7M">cryptography</a> or <a href="/facts/Input/output/WQTE8Jas">I/O interfacing</a> with peripheral devices. By offloading processor-intensive tasks from the <a href="/facts/Central_processing_unit/Jxp1bqMV">main processor</a>, coprocessors can accelerate system performance. Coprocessors allow a line of computers to be customized, so that customers who do not need the extra performance do not need to pay for it.
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Coprocessor