CPU
Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of CPU
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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That effort developed a chip called Graviton that handles traditional CPU needs, and Trainium for AI.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
The good news is that total server CPU shipments increased 19% in the first quarter of the year from the same period a year earlier, according to UBS.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
The updated version, called JUQCS-50, can efficiently perform quantum calculations even when some of the data is transferred to CPU memory.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
He doesn’t see the same dynamic for the CPU market, where growing competition means companies have less pricing power.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
“Not as much as I’d hoped. It’s pretty mangled, but I’ll print out what I got,” he says, petting CPU.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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