multicore

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós?

Proto-Italic *moltos

Latin multus

Latin multīder.

Middle English multi-

English multi-

Middle English core

English core

English multicore

From multi- + core.

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmʌltɪ(ˌ)kɔː/
(General American) enPR: mŭl'tē-kôrʹ, -tī(')-, IPA^(key): /ˌmʌltiˈkɔɹ/, /-(ˌ)taɪ-/
Rhymes: -ʌltikɔː(ɹ), -ɔː(ɹ)
Hyphenation: mul‧ti‧core

multicore (not comparable)

(of an electric cable) Having two or more cores
(computer hardware, of a processor) Combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit
- 2007 September 11, Laurie J. Flynn, “Intel Raises Its Outlook; Rival Offers New Chip”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
  After several consecutive quarters of losing market share, Intel in recent quarters has released a host of new multicore processors, including its first quad-core chip […] .