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
Meanwhile, Intel and AMD are expected to have a roughly equal share of the remainder of the server CPU market by unit in 2030, according to the analyst.
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
He collects his laptops and his thermos and goes inside, with CPU trotting after him.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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