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This guide is intended to help you identify the major Processor Technologies and their corresponding Processor Value Units (PVUs) per processor core. It helps clarify market inconsistencies across the major server brands when defining a "processor" or "N-Way". Review the definitions and processor identification steps below and use the links to the right to view a list of Processor Technologies by Server Brand. Learn more about Definitions Processor Technology identification steps Example Definitions IBM™ Software Group defines a processor as a core IBM licenses Processor Value Units per processor core Hardware vendors differ when defining the terms Processor and N-Way.