Flynn&#039;s taxonomy

Flynn's taxonomy

Flynn's taxonomy is a classification of <a href="/en/Computer_architecture" title="Computer architecture" class="wl">computer architectures</a>, proposed by <a href="/en/Michael_J._Flynn" title="Michael J. Flynn" class="wl">Michael J. Flynn</a> in 1966<a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;">[1]</a> and extended in 1972.<a href="#cite_note-flynn-1972d-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;">[2]</a> The classification system has stuck, and it has been used as a tool in design of modern processors and their functionalities. Since the rise of <a href="/en/Multiprocessing" title="Multiprocessing" class="wl">multiprocessing</a> <a href="/en/Central_processing_unit" title="Central processing unit" class="wl">central processing units</a> (CPUs), a <a href="/en/Multiprogramming" title="Multiprogramming" class="mw-redirect wl">multiprogramming</a> context has evolved as an extension of the classification system. <a href="/en/Vector_processing" title="Vector processing" class="mw-redirect wl">Vector processing</a>, covered by <a href="/en/Duncan's_taxonomy" title="Duncan's taxonomy" class="wl">Duncan's taxonomy</a>,<a href="#cite_note-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;">[3]</a> is missing from Flynn's work because the <a href="/en/Cray-1" title="Cray-1" class="wl">Cray-1</a> was released in 1977: Flynn's second paper was published in 1972.

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Flynn's taxonomy is a classification of computer architectures, proposed by Michael J. Flynn in 1966 is missing from Flynn's work because the Cray-1 was released in 1977: Flynn's second paper was published in 1972. 