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CPU

abbr.
central processing unit
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

CPU

abbreviation for
(Computer Science) central processing unit
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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]
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CPU

Abbreviation of central processing unit
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CPU

(Central Processing Unit). Circuits controlling all parts of a computer where calculations occur.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.CPU - (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processingCPU - (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, central processor, 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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Translations
وِحْدَة المُعالَجَـه المركزيَّـه
centrální řídící jednotka
centralenhedcentralprocessorCPU
központi feldolgozó egység
centralais procesors
merkezî işlem birimi

CPU

N ABBR (Comput) =central processing unit → UPC f, UCP f
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CPU

abbr of central processing unit → CPU f, → Zentraleinheit f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

CPU

(ˌsiː piː ˈjuː) noun (abbreviation)
Central Processing Unit; a central computer unit that controls the activities of other units connected to it.
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