central processor

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central processor - (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached"

C.P.U., central processing unit, CPU, mainframe, processor

computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically

CPU board, mother board - the main circuit board for a computer

electronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)

computer hardware, hardware - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

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C.P.U.
central processing unit
computer
computer hardware
computer science
computing
computing device
computing machine
CPU
CPU board
data processor
electronic computer
electronic equipment
hardware
information processing system
intelligent terminal
mainframe
mother board
processor

By shifting such large core workloads from a mainframe central processor to low-cost specialty processors, users are able to dramatically reduce the costs of running their core business applications to a mere fraction of what it costs when using central processors.

Results Fuel Confidence in zPrimeTM Among Major Mainframe Users by Business Wire

zPrime drastically reduces mainframe costs by facilitating the movement of IBM System z workloads that run on central processors (CPs) to IBM specialty processors that run at a fraction of the cost.

NEON zPrimeTM Shakes up Mainframe Market by Business Wire

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