Accelerator (computing)

In computing, the term accelerator has multiple meanings:Hardware accelerator, an additional unit of hardware to perform some function faster than is possible in software running on the normal CPU.Another term for Keyboard shortcutsMicrosoft Research Accelerator Project, an extension to the .NET framework to increase program performance using concepts from GPGPU and stream processing.Web accelerator, a program that reduces web site access times.
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