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CPU
abbr.
central processing unit

CPU Computing
abbreviation for
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) central processing unit

CPU
Abbreviation of central processing unit
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Noun1.CPUCPU - (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"
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
Translations
CPU N ABBR (Comput) =central processing unitUPC f, UCP f

CPU abbr of central processing unitCPU f, → Zentraleinheit f

CPU
n CPU [ˌsiː piː ˈjuː]
Central Processing Unit; a central computer unit that controls the activities of other units connected to it. SVE; sentrale verwerkingseenheid وِحْدَة المُعالَجَـه المركزيَّـه комп. процесор centrální řídicí jednotka centralenhed; centralprocessor; CPU CPU - die zentrale Prozeßeinheit κεντρική μονάδα Η/Υ (συντομογρ.) Unidad Central de Proceso keskseade واحد پردازش مرکزی unité centrale de traitement יְחִידַת עִבּוד מֵרכָּזִית सीपीयू CPU központi feldolgozó egység CPU Unità Centrale di Elaborazione 中央処理装置 중앙처리장치 centrinis procesorius centrālais procesors Unit Kawalan Pusat CPU, microprocessor prosessorenhet procesor центральный процессор základná jednotka počítača, mikroprocesor centralni procesor centralna procesna jedinica centralenhet ซีพียู (คำย่อของ central processing unit) merkezî işlem birimi 中央處理器(縮寫) центральний процесор كمپیوٹ‍ر كا دماغ جس س‍ے باقى سارى اكائياں ج‍ڑی رهتى هي‍ں bộ vi xử lý trung tâm ()


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