C.P.U.

noun

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

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

• Syn: ↑central processing unit, ↑CPU, ↑central processor, ↑processor, ↑mainframe

• Derivationally related forms: ↑process (for: ↑processor)

• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing

• Hypernyms: ↑electronic equipment, ↑hardware, ↑computer hardware

• Part Holonyms: ↑computer, ↑computing machine, ↑computing device, ↑data processor, ↑electronic computer, ↑information processing system

• Part Meronyms: ↑CPU board, ↑mother board