noun
array processor; vector processor
Computing term for a specialized processor that performs operations on entire arrays or vectors of data simultaneously.
このスーパーコンピュータにはベクトル処理機構が搭載されている。
This supercomputer is equipped with a vector processor.
A scalar processor handles one data element at a time, while a ベクトル処理機構 processes multiple data elements simultaneously.
Compound of ベクトル (vector) + 処理 (processing) + 機構 (mechanism/unit). A direct translation of the English computing term.