[1] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

cycle of reincarnation n. see wheel of reincarnation.


see also:
wheel of reincarnation 

[2] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

cycle of reincarnation
     
        a term coined by ivan sutherland ca. 1970 to refer to a
        well-known effect whereby function in a computing system
        family is migrated out to special-purpose peripheral
        hardware for speed, then the peripheral evolves toward more
        computing power as it does its job, then somebody notices that
        it is inefficient to support two asymmetrical processors in
        the architecture and folds the function back into the main
        cpu, at which point the cycle begins again.
     
        several iterations of this cycle have been observed in
        graphics-processor blitter design, and at least one or
        two in communications and floating-point processors.  also
        known as "the wheel of life", "the wheel of samsara" and other
        variations of the basic hindu/buddhist theological idea.
     
        jargon file
     
        1994-11-16
     
     
see also:
ivan sutherland peripheral cpu graphics-processor blitter floating-point 
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