I386

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Intel 80386 (i386) processor.
  2. 2
    The Intel 80386 (i386) processor.; The 32-bit version of the x86 instruction set architecture, first used on this model of processor (earlier x86 processors used the 16-bit version of the x86 architecture).

    "Some Linux distros have stopped releasing i386 versions of their releases, given that practically everybody now uses devices with 64-bit-capable processors."

Example

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"Some Linux distros have stopped releasing i386 versions of their releases, given that practically everybody now uses devices with 64-bit-capable processors."

Etymology

Contraction.

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