CPU

American  

abbreviation

Computers.

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

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CPU British  

abbreviation

1. central processing unit

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CPU Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of central processing unit

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CPU Cultural  

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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Etymology

Origin of CPU

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Cost-effective inferencing requires a high mix of CPU chips, which are the main brains of any computing system.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Neo also has a less powerful CPU and GPU than the Air and Pro.

From Barron's

And it is an ambitious one that includes deployment of Nvidia’s CPU chips in more traditional server equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There’s an entire segment of the market where the CPU and GPU are integrated,” he said last September.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nvidia, best known for its graphics processing units, has been seeing CPU traction as it pushes a full system of offerings for the data center.

From MarketWatch

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