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GPU^¹

noun GPUs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of graphics processing unit (an electronic circuit dedicated to generating graphics and displaying images). “People who are investing in Nvidia infrastructure are getting returns on it right away,” Huang said last week, noting that the company’s new graphics processing units, the GPU chips that power AI, process data so efficiently that they end up saving clients money quickly. […] “Nvidia has changed the
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of ground power unit (a ground mobile unit that supplies electrical power to an aircraft while on the ground, without needing to power up the engines or APU).
abbreviation, initialism Initialism of gas permeance unit

GPU^²

Where it comes from

From Russian Государственное Политическое Управление (Gosudarstvennoje Političeskoje Upravlenije).

proper noun

abbreviation, historical, initialism Initialism of State Political Directorate (“the Russian secret police until 1934”).

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Closest in meaning: nkvd, cpu, processor, chipset, amd, motherboard, intel, pentium, ati, multicore, shader, microprocessor, coprocessor, mainboard, motherboards, multiprocessor

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name State Political Directorate

中文	格別烏 /格别乌
Français	Guépéou
Русский	ГПУ GPU

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"GPU." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gpu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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GPU. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gpu

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@misc{gpu_2026,
  title = {GPU},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gpu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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