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title: "What is the difference between a host and a device in OpenCL?"  
description: "What is the difference between a host and a device in OpenCL?"  
author: "Anubhav Sharma"  
published: 2026-06-29  
updated: 2026-06-29  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116879/what-is-the-difference-between-a-host-and-a-device-in-opencl  
category: "artificial-intelligence"  
tags: ["artificial intelligence", "openclaw"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the difference between a host and a device in OpenCL?

## What is the difference between a host and a device in OpenCL?


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