Solo

Updated: 12/31/2022 by Computer Hope

Solo may refer to any of the following:

Illustration of a solo musician

1. In general, solo describes a person doing something themselves without anyone in their presence or helping them. If a person is doing something alone, they are doing it solo.

For example, the statement "they played a guitar solo" means a person played their guitar by themself, with no other instruments playing or accompanying vocals.

2. With computers, an Intel Core Solo processor is a version of the Intel Core Duo processor with one enabled core. Similarly, the Core 2 Solo is an Intel Core 2 family processor with only one enabled core.

3. In gaming, solo is a mode where the player only plays against NPCs and no other real players.

CPU terms, Game terms, Single-player game