##  [Von Neumann Architecture](/index.php/von-neumann-architecture) 

  ##  [Von Neumann Architecture](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/von-neumann-architecture-0) 

  

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Definition

A computer architecture model organizing computation around a stored-program design with a central processing unit, a unified memory holding both instructions and data, and sequential instruction fetch-decode-execute cycles; foundational for most classical digital computers.