I agree the term seems a bit strange, but people seem to know what it means (Larrabee was often referred to as a GPGPU http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larrabee_(mi

I agree the term seems a bit strange, but people seem to know what it means (Larrabee was often referred to as a GPGPU http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larrabee_(microarchitecture) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larrabee_(microarchitecture) ). I couldn't think of another term to call it. People also object sometimes to the term "IP Core" on similar grounds, but everyone knows what it means.