GPU-accelerated
|GPU-ac-cel-er-at-ed|
B2
/dʒiː-piː-juː əkˈsɛləˌreɪtɪd/
(accelerate)
increase speed
Etymology
Etymology Information
'accelerate' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'accelerare,' where 'ad-' meant 'toward' and 'celer' meant 'swift.'
Historical Evolution
'accelerare' transformed into the French word 'accélérer,' and eventually became the modern English word 'accelerate' through Middle English.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'to hasten or speed up,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
enhanced or sped up by a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) to improve performance, especially in computing tasks.
The software is GPU-accelerated to handle complex graphics rendering.
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Last updated: 2025/03/02 07:29