'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

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