Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amd64

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: amd64
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture (as opposed to the original 16-bit x86 architecture, or to the 32-bit version of the x86 architecture, also known as IA-32, i386, or x86-32).

Example Sentences

"The AMD64 version of this Linux distro has higher performance than the i386 version, and doesn't suffer from the severe RAM limits imposed by 32-to-36-bit addressing."

Etymology

From being a 64-bit architecture developed by AMD.

Frequently Paired Words

x86-16 (16-bit x86) i386 IA-32 x86 x86-32 (32-bit x86)

Synonyms

x64 x86-64

Questions

What does amd64 mean?: The 64-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture (as opposed to the original 16-bit x86 architecture, or to the 32-bit version of the x86 architecture, also known as IA-32, i386, or x86-32).
Where does amd64 come from?: From being a 64-bit architecture developed by AMD.

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