Loop tiling — Loop tiling, also known as loop blocking, strip mine and interchange, unroll and jam, or supernode partitioning, is a loop optimization used by compilers to make the execution of certain types of loops more efficient.Loop tiling partitions a loop … Wikipedia
Loop optimization — In compiler theory, loop optimization plays an important role in improving cache performance, making effective use of parallel processing capabilities, and reducing overheads associated with executing loops. Most execution time of a scientific… … Wikipedia
Loop nest optimization — (LNO) is a special case of loop transformation, dealing with nested loops, that allows large reductions in the cache bandwidth necessary for some common algorithms.Example: Matrix multiplyMany large mathematical operations on computers end up… … Wikipedia
Event loop — In computer science, the event loop, message dispatcher, message loop, message pump, or run loop is a programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages in a program. It works by polling some internal or external event… … Wikipedia
drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… … Universalium
Drug — /droog/, n. Zoroastrianism. the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood. Cf. Asha. [ < Avestan drauga] * * * I Any chemical agent that affects the function of living things. Some, including antibiotics, stimulants, tranquilizers,… … Universalium
Asynchronous I/O — Asynchronous I/O, or non blocking I/O, is a form of input/output processing that permits other processing to continue before the transmission has finished. Input and output (I/O) operations on a computer can be extremely slow compared to the… … Wikipedia
Perl Object Environment — For the Mach variant, see Mach kernel The Perl Object Environment or POE is a library of Perl modules written in the Perl programming language by Rocco Caputo et alia. From CPAN:: POE originally was developed as the core of a persistent object… … Wikipedia
Spanning tree protocol — The Spanning Tree Protocol is an OSI layer 2 protocol that ensures a loop free topology for any bridged LAN. It is based on an algorithm invented by Radia Perlman while working for Digital Equipment Corporationcite… … Wikipedia
Monitor (synchronization) — In concurrent programming, a monitor is an object or module intended to be used safely by more than one thread. The defining characteristic of a monitor is that its methods are executed with mutual exclusion. That is, at each point in time, at… … Wikipedia
Spanning Tree Protocol — Internet protocol suite Application layer BGP DHCP DNS FTP HTTP … Wikipedia
