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!define de facto: > Existing in actuality, especially when contrary to or not established by law There is no standards committee approving X86 processor desig
by stephenr 10y ago
!define de facto:
> Existing in actuality, especially when contrary to or not established by law
There is no standards committee approving X86 processor designs/features/functionality, with a goal of vendor interoperability, thus, there is no 'standard' for X86.
- Nullabillity 10y agoYup, that means it's not a real standard. That's why it's "just" a de facto standard, since it's still pretty much the only thing used in its product category.