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.
They expected to capture him on his return through the Strait of Magellan. In every strait of his life he went to her for comfort or advice. At least, my father is doing his mighty best to make things so hard and strait. The western opening of the strait could be seen, but it was entirely closed. Besides, in such a strait our horses may fail us, and refuse the ground. The Strait vanished and there were tumbled hills below them. It carried the Holyhead high-road across the strait, and was built by Telford. There might be such a strait as that through which the galatea was gliding.