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What is the difference between MultiCore and MultiProcessor please?

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See some of these comments on the recently asked question: stackoverflow.com/questions/4257054/… – wheaties Nov 23 '10 at 20:55
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Probably for superuser.com, but - multicore means multiple CPU cores on a single processor. Multiprocessor typically refers to systems that have multiple physical processors, like a server that runs two Intel processors on the same motherboard. – birryree Nov 23 '10 at 20:56
I will see, thank you. – Fulano Nov 23 '10 at 20:57
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One computer can have multiple processors.

One Processor can have multiple cores.

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+1 You were a few secs earlier – stacker Nov 23 '10 at 22:10
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