speculative execution
<processor> A technique allows a superscalar processor to keep its
functional units as busy as possible by executing instructions before it is
known that they will be needed.
The Intel P6 uses speculative execution.
Compare branch prediction, speculative evaluation.
(1995-05-05)
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