Dictionary

CPU en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /(ˌ)siː(ˌ)piːˈjuː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌsi(ˌ)piˈju/ (General-American)
• (Australia) audio
• sē'pē(')-yo͞oʹ (General-American)

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of central processing unit.
   alt of central processing unit
   • Dell has announced that the new XPS 13 and XPS 13 2-in-1 will be its first to feature 11th-Gen Intel CPUs and meet the Evo certification. 2020 September 2, Jacob Krol, “Here’s your guide to Intel’s 11th-Gen CPUs”, in CNN:
   • Looking for the best RAM for your PC in 2023 has gotten a little bit more complicated than before. With the advent of DDR5, you can now choose between a newer standard, and an older one. DDR4 has a differently keyed connector, and you’re also going to have to check that the RAM is compatible with your CPU in the first place. So, what should you buy? 2023 March 7, Joel Loynds, “Best RAM for gaming in 2023: DDR4, DDR5 & more”, in Dexerto:
2. Any character or entity controlled by the game software.
3. (slang) The main computer case containing the central components of a personal computer.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, qualifier:nursing education) Initialism of clinical practice unit.
   alt of clinical practice unit

Forms

Coordinates

PPU · MMU · TPU · FPU · GPU

Deriveds

millicpu · CPU sharing · CPUID

Relateds

DSP · ASIC

Synonyms

bot · NPC · AI

Translations (29)

fr UC (central processing unit) · cmn CPU (central processing unit) · de CPU (central processing unit) · eo ĉefprocesoro (central processing unit) · ja CPU (shīpīyū) (central processing unit) · cmn 中央處理器 /中央处理器 (central processing unit) · it CPU (central processing unit) · bg ЦП (central processing unit) · eo centra aparato (central processing unit) · hu processzor (central processing unit) · fi prosessori (central processing unit) · fr UCT (central processing unit) · eo ĉeforgano (central processing unit) · fi keskussuoritin (central processing unit) · pt UCP (central processing unit) · nl CVE (central processing unit) · sjo ᠰᡟᡞ ᡦᡞ ᡞᡠ (central processing unit) · fi suoritin (central processing unit) · ru ЦП (central processing unit) · pt CPU (central processing unit) · ru ЦПУ (central processing unit) · cy UBG (central processing unit) · it UCE (central processing unit) · pl CPU (central processing unit) · ro UCP (central processing unit) · it processore (central processing unit) · el ΚΜΕ (central processing unit) · eo ĉefprocezilo (central processing unit) · vi CPU (central processing unit)