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CPU
abbr.
central processing unit
CPU
abbreviation for
(Computer Science) central processing unit
CPU
central processing unit: the key component of a computer system, containing the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions. Compare microprocessor.
[1965–70]
CPU
Abbreviation of central processing unit
CPU
(Central Processing Unit). Circuits controlling all parts of a computer where calculations occur.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
Translations
وِحْدَة المُعالَجَـه المركزيَّـه
centrální řídící jednotka
centralenhedcentralprocessorCPU
központi feldolgozó egység
centralais procesors
merkezî işlem birimi
CPU
(ˌsiː piː ˈjuː) noun (abbreviation) Central Processing Unit; a central computer unit that controls the activities of other units connected to it.