branch misprediction penalty
Branch misprediction penalty refers to the negative impact on computer performance caused by an incorrect prediction about the outcome of a branch instruction in a program. When the prediction is wrong, the computer wastes time by fetching and executing unnecessary instructions, leading to a delay in overall program execution.
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