<s>
Monolithic	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
can	O
have	O
different	O
meanings	O
in	O
the	O
contexts	O
of	O
computer	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
electronic	O
hardware	B-Architecture
system	I-Architecture
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
multi-core	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
,	O
is	O
called	O
"	O
monolithic	O
"	O
if	O
its	O
components	O
are	O
integrated	O
together	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
integrated	O
circuit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Note	O
that	O
such	O
a	O
system	O
may	O
consist	O
of	O
architecturally	O
separate	O
componentsin	O
a	O
multi-core	B-Architecture
system	O
,	O
each	O
core	O
forms	O
a	O
separate	O
componentas	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
realized	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
die	O
.	O
</s>
