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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.

CPU — full definition

  1. 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.
  2. noun Loosely, the desk-side box that houses a desktop computer's internals, as opposed to the monitor and keyboard.