Many digital signal processors include a variety of functions not found in 'ordinary' processors: 1  The ability to perform a multiply-accumulate, with both operands fetched from RAM, at a rate of one cycle per pair of operands.
Strait of Magellan. The Strait of Magellan (Spanish: Estrecho de Magallanes), also called the Straits of Magellan, is a navigable sea route separating mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south. The strait is the most important natural passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
The bridge spans the Golden Gate Strait, a narrow waterway that connects the San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean. It was so named by Army major-general and California explorer John C. FrÃ©mont, who came across the strait on an expedition in 1846.