Coprocessor Definition/Meaning:

A microprocessing element designed to supplement The capabilities of the primary processor. For example, several microprocessor manufacturers now offer coprocessors in their product lines that offer expanded mathematical processing abilities, including high-speed floating-point arithmetic and computation of trigonometric functions. The coprocessor extends the set of instruction available to the programmer. When the main processor receives an instruction that it does not support, it can transfer control to a coprocessor that does.

The variety of functions that could be implemented in a coprocessor is unlimited, and more than one coprocessor could be used in a system if the primary processor has been suitably designed. For instance, one coprocessor could provide high-speed math processing and another could provide database management primitives. An example of a coprocessor is the Intel 8087, which is a math chip designed to work with both the 8-biNbus 8088 and 16-bit-bus 8086 processors.

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