CPU

CPU

See also: cpu

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /(ˌ)siː(ˌ)piːˈjuː/
• (General American) enPR: sē'pē(')-yo͞oʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌsi(ˌ)piˈju/

• Audio (AU)

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• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

CPU (plural CPUs)

1. (computer hardware) Initialism of central processing unit.

Related terms

• FPU
• GPU
• PPU
• MMU

Translations

Central processing unit

Dutch: CVE Esperanto: ĉeforgano, ĉefprocesoro, centra aparato, ĉefprocezilo Finnish: suoritin (fi), prosessori (fi), keskussuoritin (fi) French: UCT f, UC (fr) f Greek: ΚΜΕ f (KME)

Italian: processore (it) m Japanese: CPU (ja) (shīpīyū) Polish: procesor (pl) m Portuguese: UCP (pt) f Russian: ЦПУ (ru) n (CPU)

See also

• DSP
• ASIC

Noun

CPU (plural CPUs)

1. (video games) Any character or entity controlled by the game software.

   Synonym: NPC

2. (slang) The main computer case containing the central components of a personal computer. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Noun

CPU (plural CPUs)

1. (nursing education) Clinical practice unit.

Anagrams

• P.U.C., PUC, Pcu, UPC, cup

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Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English CPU.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) シーピーユ​ー [shìípííyúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ɕiːpʲiːjɯ̟ᵝː]

Noun

CPU (katakana シーピーユー, rōmaji shīpīyū)

1. (computer hardware) a CPU

Synonyms

• 中 (ちゅう)央 (おう)処 (しょ)理 (り)装 (そう)置 (ち) (chūō shori sōchi)
• 中 (ちゅう)央 (おう)演 (えん)算 (ざん)処 (しょ)理 (り)装 (そう)置 (ち) (chūō enzan shori sōchi)