'CPU' definitions:
Definition of 'CPU'
From: WordNet
noun
(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" [syn: central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe]
Definition of 'CPU'
From: GCIDE
- CPU \CPU\, cpu \c.p.u.\n. abbr.
- 1. (Computers) The central processing unit, that part of the electronic circuitry of a computer in which the arithmetic and logical operations are performed on input data, which are thereby converted to output data; it is usually located on the mainboard, or motherboard, of a computer. The CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached. Most personal computers as of 1998 had only one CPU, but some computers may have more than one CPU. [acronym]
- Syn: central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Definition of 'cpu'
From: GCIDE
- CPU \CPU\, cpu \c.p.u.\n. abbr.
- 1. (Computers) The central processing unit, that part of the electronic circuitry of a computer in which the arithmetic and logical operations are performed on input data, which are thereby converted to output data; it is usually located on the mainboard, or motherboard, of a computer. The CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached. Most personal computers as of 1998 had only one CPU, but some computers may have more than one CPU. [acronym]
- Syn: central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Acronyms for 'CPU'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Central Processing Unit