(under subclass 200) Subject matter wherein initiation of instruction execution is driven by availability of data required by the instruction.
(1) Note. This subclass is for data flow computing which generally utilizes tokens for asynchronous passing of instructions or data for execution by the appropriate unit.
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18, for data flow array processor.
25, for data flow computer architectures, per se.
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709, Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems: Multiple Computer or Process Coordinating,
200+, for use of tokens in certain multi-computer arrangements.
