central processing unit
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1. (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | electronic equipment, |
| definition | : | equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) (noun.artifact) |
| hypernym | : | computer hardware, hardware, |
| definition | : | (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system (noun.artifact) |
| domain category | : | computer science, computing, |
| definition | : | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | process, |
| definition | : | perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | process, |
| definition | : | perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information (verb.cognition) |
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