English noun: CPU |
1. | CPU (artifact) (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing |
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| Samples | The CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached.
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| Synonyms | C.P.U., central processing unit, central processor, mainframe, processor |
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| Broader (hypernym) | computer hardware, electronic equipment, hardware |
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| Part holonym | CPU board, mother board |
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| Part meronym | computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system |
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| Domain category | computer science, computing |
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