nehalem
nehalem Lexical Profile
• noun
The codename for a processor microarchitecture developed by Intel, introduced in 2008 as a major architectural shift succeeding the Core microarchitecture.
"The introduction of the Nehalem architecture brought significant performance improvements through the integration of the memory controller directly into the processor."
American A river in northwestern Oregon, United States, that flows approximately 119 miles through the Coast Range and empties into the Pacific Ocean.
American A small coastal city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States, located near the mouth of the Nehalem River.
Word Nuance & Usage
As a proper noun, Nehalem must always be capitalized; its usage heavily depends on context, referring either to the Native American people, the geographic locations in Oregon, or an Intel processor architecture.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Tillamook (Salishan) language, originally referring to the indigenous Nehalem people who inhabited the coastal region of present-day northwestern Oregon.
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