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I have somehow never seen the term I686 before

For anyone else, this refers to 32 bit Pentium 2/3/Pro architecture






In the Linux space it’s used more broadly as shorthand for software built for 32bit only x86 platforms inclusive of P4, and early “Core” branded processors



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