C.P.U.
n 1: (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" [syn: central processing unit,
CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor,
mainframe]
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CPU \CPU\, cpu \c.p.u.\n. abbr.
1. (Computers) The central processing unit, that part of
the electronic circuitry of a computer in which the
arithmetic and logical operations are performed on input
data, which are thereby converted to output data; it is
usually located on the mainboard, or motherboard, of a
computer. The CPU and the memory form the central part of
a computer to which the peripherals are attached. Most
personal computers as of 1998 had only one CPU, but some
computers may have more than one CPU. [acronym]
Syn: central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor,
processor.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
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