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Specialized processing units in NVIDIA GPUs designed for matrix operations common in deep learning.

Tensor Cores perform mixed-precision matrix multiply-and-accumulate calculations in a single operation. They provide significant speedups for deep learning training and inference. Found in NVIDIA's Volta, Turing, Ampere, and Hopper architectures.

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Qubit

The fundamental unit of quantum information, analogous to a classical bit but capable of existing in superposition states.

Kernel

The core component of an operating system that manages system resources and provides services to applications.

Quantum Entanglement

A quantum mechanical phenomenon where particles become correlated so that the quantum state of each particle cannot be described independently.

cgroups

Control groups - a Linux kernel feature for limiting, accounting, and isolating resource usage of process collections.

RDMA

Remote Direct Memory Access - a technology that allows direct memory access between computers without involving the CPU.

NVMe

Non-Volatile Memory Express - a specification for accessing solid-state storage over PCIe.