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This term seems to be some sort of buzzword relating to the nForce chipset; it seems that most, if not all, instances of this term defined as class of processor originated from Wikipedia |
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A '''Media Communications Processor''' (MCP) is a type of [[processor]] designed specifically for the creation and distribution of [[digital media]]. Such a controller or chip is used to build a multimedia subsystem that processes any combination of [[sound|audio]], [[video]], [[graphics]], [[fax]] and [[modem]] operations. Such chips are often used to support [[Ethernet]] and high-quality [[Graphics processing unit|GPUs]]. Not to be confused with [[Northbridge (computing)|MCH]]s. |
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==Examples of MCPs== |
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===NVIDIA nForce MCPs=== |
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The [[nForce]] chipset, created by [[NVIDIA]]. |
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[[Category:Microprocessors]] |
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[[Category:Digital signal processors]] |
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