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CPU
abbreviation for
, Computers.
- central processing unit: the key component of a computer system, which contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute program instructions.
CPU
abbreviation for
- central processing unit
CPU
- Abbreviation of central processing unit
CPU
- 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
If those funds do not appear, the capability of the system will remain far less than the presence of the large CPU would suggest.
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