noun
vector processor; array processor
A specialized CPU designed to perform operations on multiple data elements simultaneously, used in scientific computing and graphics.
このスーパーコンピュータはベクトル処理装置を搭載している。
This supercomputer is equipped with a vector processor.
A scalar processor handles one data element at a time, while a vector processor handles multiple elements in a single instruction.
Compound of ベクトル (vector) + 処理 (processing) + 装置 (device), a direct translation of the English term.