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In computing, CUDA (originally Compute Unified Device Architecture) is a proprietary [ 1] parallel computing platform and application programming interface (API) that allows software to use certain types of graphics processing units (GPUs) for accelerated general-purpose processing, an approach called general-purpose computing on GPUs ( GPGPU ).
The first ever version of Minecraft was released in May 2009, [11] but client-side modding of the game did not become popular in earnest until the game reached its alpha stage in June 2010.
While the term "fabric" has also been used in association with storage area networks and with switched fabric networking, the introduction of compute resources provides a complete "unified" computing system. [citation needed] Other terms used to describe such fabrics include "unified fabric", [4] "data center fabric" and "unified data center ...
Shaders are simple programs that describe the traits of either a vertex or a pixel. Vertex shaders describe the attributes (position, texture coordinates, colors, etc.) of a vertex, while pixel shaders describe the traits (color, z-depth and alpha value) of a pixel. A vertex shader is called for each vertex in a primitive (possibly after ...
Petersham ribbon. Petersham ribbon, also called Petersham facing or simply Petersham, is a thick, stiff, flexible corded ribbon usually made out of either cotton, rayon, viscose, or a cotton/ rayon or viscose blend of fibres and used as facing by milliners and tailors. Petersham is frequently watered on both sides and comes with a scalloped edge.
A Byzantine fault is a condition of a system, particularly a distributed computing system, where a fault occurs such that different symptoms are presented to different observers, including imperfect information on whether a system component has failed.
A suspected missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels early Wednesday targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden, while a separate drone attack claimed by Iraqi militants allied with the rebels targeted ...
Luca Giordano (1634–1705) Venus, Mars and the Forge of Vulcan 1660s; Carlo Maratta (1625–1713) The Rape of Europa c. 1680–1685; Francesco Solimena (1657–1747) Allegory of Winter c.1690; Canaletto (1697–1768) St. Mark's Square c.1756; Ugolino di Nerio (early 14th Century) Prophet Isaiah; Paolo Uccello (1397–1475) Virgin and Child