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Harvard architecture

Harvard architecture is a way computers are designed. It is called "Harvard" because it was first used by a computer made at Harvard University.

Harvard architecture computers have two parts. One part is called the "instruction memory" and the other part is called the "data memory". The instruction memory holds the instructions that tell the computer what to do. The data memory holds the data that the computer is working with.

These two parts are kept separate so that the computer can work more quickly. The instruction memory and the data memory can work at the same time and don't get in each other's way.