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<p><b>Hardware acceleration</b> is the use of <a href="page.php?w=computer_hardware">computer hardware</a>, known as a <b>hardware accelerator</b>, to perform specific functions faster than can be done by <a href="page.php?w=software">software</a> running on a general-purpose <a href="page.php?w=central_processing_unit">central processing unit</a> (CPU). Any <a href="page.php?w=function_%28mathematics%29">transformation</a> of <a href="page.php?w=data_%28computing%29">data</a> that can be calculated by software running on a CPU can also be calculated</p><p>
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