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strongarm |
2 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: strong-arm adj : impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics" [syn: {forcible}, {physical}] v 1: handle roughly; "He was strong-armed by the policemen" 2: be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young" [syn: {bully}, {browbeat}, {bullyrag}, {ballyrag}, {boss around}, {hector}, {push around}] 3: use physical force against; "They strong-armed me when I left the restaurant" From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: StrongARMA collaborative project between {Digital Equipment Corporation} and {Advanced RISC Machines} Ltd. (ARM) announced on 1995-02-06 licensing the {ARM} {RISC} architecture to {Digital Semiconductor} for the development of high-performance, low power {microprocessors}. The StrongARM family of 32-bit RISC products developed under the agreement are faster versions of the existing ARM processors with a somewhat different {instruction set}. They are targetted at applications such as next-generation {personal digital assistants} with improved user interfaces and communications; {interactive television} and set-top products; video games and {multimedia} {edutainment} systems with realistic imaging, motion and sound; and digital imaging, including low cost digital image capture and photo-quality scanning and printing. The StrongARM family has limited software compatibility with the {ARM6}, {ARM7} and {ARM8} families due to its separate {caches} for data and instructions which causes {self-modifying code} to fail The {SA-110} is the first member of the family. (1998-09-07)