Prvi mikroprocesor koji je korišćen u IBM personalnom računaru. Iako je 8088 16-bitni mikroprocesor, on može da prenosi samo 8-bitne podatke, što liči na gradski autobus koji ima samo jedna umesto dvoja vrata.
The microprocessor on which the original IBM PC was based. Released by Intel in 1978, the 8088 is identical to the 8086 but transfers information 8 bits at a time (through an 8-bit data bus) rather than 16 bits at a time (through a 16-bit data bus). See also 8086, bus.