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Princeton's WordNet

  1. central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframenoun

    (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"

Wiktionary

  1. CPUnoun

    Any character or entity controlled by the game software.

  2. CPUnoun

    the main computer case containing the central components of a personal computer

Wikipedia

  1. cpu

    A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor or just processor, is the electronic circuitry that executes instructions comprising a computer program. The CPU performs basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, and input/output (I/O) operations specified by the instructions in the program. This contrasts with external components such as main memory and I/O circuitry, and specialized processors such as graphics processing units (GPUs). The form, design, and implementation of CPUs have changed over time, but their fundamental operation remains almost unchanged. Principal components of a CPU include the arithmetic–logic unit (ALU) that performs arithmetic and logic operations, processor registers that supply operands to the ALU and store the results of ALU operations, and a control unit that orchestrates the fetching (from memory), decoding and execution (of instructions) by directing the coordinated operations of the ALU, registers and other components. Most modern CPUs are implemented on integrated circuit (IC) microprocessors, with one or more CPUs on a single IC chip. Microprocessor chips with multiple CPUs are multi-core processors. The individual physical CPUs, processor cores, can also be multithreaded to create additional virtual or logical CPUs.An IC that contains a CPU may also contain memory, peripheral interfaces, and other components of a computer; such integrated devices are variously called microcontrollers or systems on a chip (SoC). Array processors or vector processors have multiple processors that operate in parallel, with no unit considered central. Virtual CPUs are an abstraction of dynamical aggregated computational resources.

ChatGPT

  1. cpu

    A CPU, or Central Processing Unit, is often referred to as the brain of a computer because it handles the majority of basic system instructions. It is the primary component of a computer that performs most of the processing inside the computer system. This includes executing system commands, calculations, data processing, and managing the operations of other hardware and software within the computer system.

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Anagrams for CPU »

  1. PUC

  2. UPC

  3. cup

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of CPU in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of CPU in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of CPU in a Sentence

  1. Kristoffer Lawson:

    The hardware that's on the devices is high end. I mean we're talking high resolution screen, we're talking battery, we're talking a pretty good CPU, GPU. Premium material is made out of wood so the device price itself if you compare the price of an iPhone is actually pretty low, but the reason why people are so excited about this is that it is really the first no hassle sharing social collaborative computer out there. So in the SOLU environment you no longer have to install applications, you no longer have to worry about hard drive space, you don't have to worry about back-ups, it takes care of everything.

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