ROCm glossary

This glossary of terms provides concise definitions of technical jargon and concepts related to AMD ROCm programming. Each entry includes a brief description and a link to detailed documentation for in-depth information. The glossary is organized into the following sections:

• Device hardware glossary — Hardware components (for example, Compute Units, cores, memory)

• Device software glossary — Software abstractions (programming model, ISA, thread hierarchy)

• Host software glossary — Development tools (HIP, compilers, libraries, profilers)

• Performance analysis glossary — Performance metrics and optimization concepts