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CPU

abbreviation for

, Computers.
  1. central processing unit: the key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions.


CPU

abbreviation for

  1. central processing unit
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CPU

  1. Abbreviation of central processing unit


CPU

  1. An abbreviation for c entral p rocessing u nit. The “brain” of a computer , the CPU is where data manipulation actually takes place. The results of these manipulations are then stored in the computer memory . Microprocessors perform this function in personal computers .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of CPU1

First recorded in 1965–70
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Example Sentences

Additionally, it surpassed the core CPU and arithmetic chip by 2,186 times.

"We had to use millions of CPU hours of supercomputer time to be able to compare our theoretical predictions to observations and to constrain the likelihood of quark-matter cores. We are extremely grateful to the Finnish supercomputer center CSC for providing us with all the resources we needed!"

"Each atomic step would normally take over 5,000 CPU hours on a supercomputer. Now, we can do the same calculation in 2 milliseconds on a desktop," said Joonsoo Kim, a doctoral student of materials science and engineering and the study's first author.

Canadian powerlifter April Hutchinson, a staunch critic of the CPU’s transgender rules, said the international federation’s updated policy heralds a “monumental and important day in women’s sports.”

Andres set Canadian women’s masters’ records in three lifts — the squat, bench and deadlift — at the CPU Western Canadian championships.

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