central processing unit
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central processing unit
noun central processing units
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The part of a computer that fetches, decodes and executes instructions from memory, possibly through a cache.
Similar: CPU
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noun part of a computer
| Español | unidad central de procesamiento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중앙 처리 장치 jung'ang cheori jangchi |
| 日本語 | 中央処理装置 chūō shori sōchi, 中央演算処理装置 chūō enzan shori sōchi |
| 中文 | 中央處理器 /中央处理器 zhōngyāng chǔlǐqì, 中央處理單元 /中央处理单元 zhōngyāng chǔlǐ dānyuán, 中央處理機 /中央处理机 zhōngyāng chǔlǐjī |
| Kiswahili | kitengo kikuu cha uchakataji |
| Português | unidade central de processamento |
| Français | unité centrale de traitement, unité centrale, processeur central |
| Deutsch | Hauptprozessor, CPU |
| Italiano | unità centrale di elaborazione |
| Русский | центра́льный проце́ссор centrálʹnyj procéssor, центра́льное проце́ссорное устро́йство centrálʹnoje procéssornoje ustrójstvo, ЦПУ CPU |
| Tiếng Việt | bộ xử lí trung tâm |
| العربية | وحدَة المعالجَة المَرْكَزِيَّة |
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title = {central processing unit},
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