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central processing unit:

central processing unit [the ~] noun

  1. the central processing unit (processor; CPU; microprocessor)
    – The computational and control unit of a computer. The CPU is the device that interprets and executes instructions. Mainframes and early minicomputers contained circuit boards full of integrated circuits that implemented the CPU. Single-chip central processing units, called microprocessors, made possible personal computers and workstations. 1

Translation Matrix for central processing unit:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Mikroprozessor CPU; central processing unit; microprocessor; processor chip
Prozessor CPU; central processing unit; microprocessor; processor processor
- C.P.U.; CPU; central processor; mainframe; processor
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
CPU CPU; central processing unit; microprocessor; processor
Zentralprozessor CPU; central processing unit; microprocessor; processor

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Related Definitions for "central processing unit":

  1. (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing2
  2. The computational and control unit of a computer. The CPU is the device that interprets and executes instructions. Mainframes and early minicomputers contained circuit boards full of integrated circuits that implemented the CPU. Single-chip central processing units, called microprocessors, made possible personal computers and workstations.1

Wiktionary Translations for central processing unit:

central processing unit
noun
  1. part of a computer

Related Translations for central processing unit