In computing, a vector processor is a central processing unit that implements an instruction set where its instructions are designed to operate efficiently and architecturally sequentially on large on
Cray J90 processor module with four scalar/vector processors
Flynn's taxonomy is a classification of computer architectures, proposed by Michael J. Flynn in 1966 and extended in 1972. The classification system has stuck, and it has been used as a tool in the de
Vector processor
…vector processor is a central processing unit (CPU) that implements an instruction set where its instructions are designed to operate efficiently and architecturally sequentially on large one-dimensional arrays of data called vectors. When integrated as a hardware component the vector processor is often called a vector processing…
Flynn 1972 taxonomy pipelined processor, Figure 5b from Flynn's 1972 paper
Associative array processor diagram from Flynn 1972 taxonomy, Figure 5c from Flynn's 1972 paper