CPU — meaning in English
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English meaning
- CPU noun The main chip inside a computer that carries out the instructions of a program, performing the calculations and logical decisions that make software run.
Senses
CPU is used for these senses in English:
- CPU (computer hardware) Initialism of central processing unit.
- central processing unit (computer hardware) The part of a computer that fetches, decodes and executes instructions from memory, possibly through a cache.
CPU — full definition
- noun The main chip inside a computer that carries out the instructions of a program, performing the calculations and logical decisions that make software run.
- noun Loosely, the desk-side box that houses a desktop computer's internals, as opposed to the monitor and keyboard.