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CPU
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cpu
English
Pronunciation
en /(ˌ)siː(ˌ)piːˈjuː/ RP
sē'pē(')-yo͞oʹ GA, en /ˌsi(ˌ)piˈju/
en En-au-CPU.ogg AU
en uː 3
Noun
en computer hardware en central processing unit.
en FPU GPU TPU PPU MMU
en Jacob Krol Here’s your guide to Intel’s 11th-Gen CPUs w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/electronics/intel-11th-gen-cpu-official-laptops 2020-09-02 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928043914/https://www.cnn.com/cnn-underscored/electronics/intel-11th-gen-cpu-official-laptops 28 September 2022
en Joel Loynds Best RAM for gaming in 2023: DDR4, DDR5 & more w:Dexerto https://www.dexerto.com/tech/best-ram-for-gaming-2079878/ 2023-03-07 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? https://web.archive.org/web/20260209035507/https://www.dexerto.com/tech/best-ram-for-gaming-2079878/ 9 February 2026
en video games Any character or entity controlled by the game software.
en NPC AI bot
en computing slang The main computer case containing the central components of a personal computer. en
en nursing education en clinical practice unit.
Derived terms
en CPU sharing CPUID millicpu
Translations
central processing unit
Bulgarian: bg ЦП m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn CPU, cmn 中央處理器
Dutch: nl CVE
Esperanto: eo ĉeforgano, eo ĉefprocesoro, eo centra aparato, eo ĉefprocezilo
Finnish: fi suoritin, fi prosessori, fi keskussuoritin
French: fr UCT f, fr UC f
German: de CPU f
Greek: el ΚΜΕ f
Hungarian: hu processzor
Italian: it processore m, it CPU f, it UCE f rare
Japanese: ja CPU shīpīyū
Polish: pl CPU n
Portuguese: pt UCP f, pt CPU m
Romanian: ro UCP f
Russian: ru ЦПУ n, ru ЦП m
Vietnamese: vi CPU
Welsh: cy UBG f
Xibe: sjo ᠰᡟᡞ ᡦᡞ ᡞᡠ syi pi iu
See also
en DSP
en ASIC
Anagrams
en cpu Cup CUP P.U.C. PUC Pcu UCP UPC cup
Japanese
ja:+ (曖昧さ回避)
Etymology
Borrowed from ja en CPU.
Pronunciation
シーピーユー 5
Noun
シーピーユー
ja computer hardware a en CPU
Synonyms
中%央%処%理%装%置 ちゅう%おう% しょ%り% そう%ち
中%央%演%算%処%理%装%置 ちゅう%おう% えん%ざん% しょ%り% そう%ち
Portuguese
Etymology
pt :obor en:CPU + 1
Pronunciation
Cê Pê U
Noun
m #s
pt computer hardware en CPU central processing unit
pt UCP
pt computer hardware proscribed computer case, computer chassis, computer tower
pt gabinete
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
es :bor en:CPU + 1
Pronunciation
ce pe ú +
Noun
f
es computing en CPU
es Angel Jiménez de Luis Estas son las nuevas iMac de Apple w:CNN en Español https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/cnne-underscored/2020/08/05/estas-son-las-nuevas-imac-de-apple/ 2020-08-05 Es una experiencia que complementa la CPU y la GPU para realizar las tareas más rápido y que se apoya en el chip T2 integrado, que también controla la seguridad del equipo. 27 July 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250819185455/https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/cnne-underscored/2020/08/05/estas-son-las-nuevas-imac-de-apple/ 19 August 2025
Vietnamese
Etymology
vi en CPU.
Pronunciation
xê pê u
Noun
vi computer hardware vi bộ xử lí trung tâm central processing unit