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3DNow!

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Etymology

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Trademark of AMD, from 3D +‎ now, reflecting its potential for performance improvements in 3D graphics.

Proper noun

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3DNow!

  1. (computing) An enhancement of the MMX extension to the x86 CPU instruction set architecture, allowing for enhanced performance with 3D-graphics-heavy applications; rendered obsolescent by later versions of the SSE instruction-set extensions.
    Coordinate terms: x87, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4

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