3dnow!

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  1. 1
    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.

Etymology

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

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