如何理解软件开发中的"Vectorization"概念

Question

在 Bing.com runs on .NET Core 2.1 这篇英文博文中提到了 Vectorization ：

Vectorization of string.Equals

Vectorization of these operations is the single biggest contributor to the performance improvement we’ve measured.

请问如何理解 Vectorization ？

Answer 1

Vectorization may refer to:Array programming, a style of computer programming where operations are applied to whole arrays instead of individual elementsAutomatic vectorization, a compiler optimization that transforms loops to vector operations我猜是类似于 Python /R 里面的数组操作，微软的习惯反正是先写出来能用，然后再抽空找时间优化性能。