hardware acceleration

collocation in English

meaningsofhardwareandacceleration

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hardware
noun[U]
uk
/ˈhɑːd.weər/us
/ˈhɑːrd.wer/
the physical and electronic parts of a computer, rather than the instructions ...
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acceleration
noun
uk
/əkˌsel.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/əkˌsel.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
the increase in something's speed, or its ability to ...
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(Definition ofhardwareandaccelerationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It can also usehardwareaccelerationto get better encryption performance.
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Like its desktop counterpart, the browser features fullhardwareacceleration.
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The first released version supportedhardwareaccelerationand a software renderer.
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It can take advantage ofhardwareaccelerationthrough compatible graphics cards.
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Fortunately, as development progressed,hardwareaccelerationbecame more popular with each passing year.
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The game demandshardwareaccelerationin order to reliably maintain a steady frame rate of roughly 50 frames per second.
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This also allows for ray tracinghardwareaccelerationof the acceleration structure assembly.
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Hardwareaccelerationfor the graphics was also decided to be a requirement to target the high-end machines of 1999.
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It used a new game engine that natively supportedhardwareacceleration.
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In comparison to event simulation, cycle simulation tends to be faster, to scale better, and to be better suited forhardwareacceleration/ emulation.
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It was cheap due to lack ofhardwareacceleration.
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They have successfully created a driver that enableshardwareaccelerationunder specific circumstances (everything but fullscreen).
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Various techniques are used to improve performance;hardwareaccelerationis one of them.
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One possible solution to the limited availability ofhardwareaccelerationis to treat a single foreground window as a special case, rendering it differently from other windows.
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