I/O processor
I/O processor (IOP) A specialized computer that permits autonomous handling of data between I/O devices and a central computer or the central memory of the computer. It can be a programmable computer in its own right; in earlier forms, as a wired-program computer, it was called a channel controller. See also direct memory access.
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