branch predictor

noun

Definitions

  1. A digital circuit that tries to predict which way a branch structure will go, so as to…

    A digital circuit that tries to predict which way a branch structure will go, so as to improve the flow in the instruction pipeline.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for branch predictor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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