GPU
1or G.P.U.
[ gey-pey-oo, jee-pee-yoo ]
abbreviation
(in the Soviet Union) the secret-police organization (1922–23) functioning under the NKVD.
Origin of GPU
1From Russian G(osudárstvennoe) p(olitícheskoe) u(pravlénie) “state political directorate”
Other definitions for GPU (2 of 3)
GPU2
abbreviation
General Postal Union. See Universal Postal Union.
Other definitions for GPU (3 of 3)
GPU3
abbreviationComputers.
graphics processing unit: a secondary processor usually dedicated to performing the calculations necessary for producing computer graphics, lessening the burden on the main processor.
Origin of GPU
3First recorded in 1970–75
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British Dictionary definitions for GPU
GPU
abbreviation for
State Political Administration; the Soviet police and secret police from 1922 to 1923
Origin of GPU
1from Russian Gosudarstvennoye politicheskoye upravlenie
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