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CPU

UK/(ˌ)siː(ˌ)piːˈjuː/ US/ˌsi(ˌ)piˈju/ rare slang

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(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing

  • “the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached”

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