CPU

See also: cpu

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /(ˌ)siː(ˌ)piːˈjuː/
(General American) enPR: sē'pē(')-yo͞oʹ, IPA^(key): /ˌsi(ˌ)piˈju/
Audio (AU) (file)
Rhymes: -uː

Noun

CPU (plural CPUs)

(computer hardware) Initialism of central processing unit.
Coordinate terms: FPU, GPU, TPU, PPU, MMU
(video games) Any character or entity controlled by the game software.
Synonyms: NPC, AI, bot
(computing, slang) The main computer case containing the central components of a personal computer. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
(nursing education) Initialism of clinical practice unit.

Derived terms

CPUID

Translations

central processing unit

Bulgarian: ЦП m (CP)
Dutch: CVE
Esperanto: ĉeforgano, ĉefprocesoro, centra aparato, ĉefprocezilo
Finnish: suoritin (fi), prosessori (fi), keskussuoritin (fi)
French: UCT f, UC (fr) f
German: CPU (de) f
Greek: ΚΜΕ (el) f (KME)
Italian: processore (it) m
Japanese: CPU (ja) (shīpīyū)
Polish: procesor (pl) m
Portuguese: UCP (pt) f, CPU (pt) m
Romanian: UCP f
Russian: ЦПУ (ru) n (CPU)
Vietnamese: CPU (vi)

See also

DSP
ASIC

Anagrams

Cup, CUP, P.U.C., PUC, Pcu, UCP, UPC, cup

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from English CPU.

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) シーピーユー [shìípííyúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [5])
IPA^(key): [ɕiːpʲiːjɯ̟ᵝː]

Noun

CPU(シーピーユー) • (shīpīyū)

(computer hardware) a CPU

Synonyms

中(ちゅう)央(おう)処(しょ)理(り)装(そう)置(ち) (chūō shori sōchi)
中(ちゅう)央(おう)演(えん)算(ざん)処(しょ)理(り)装(そう)置(ち) (chūō enzan shori sōchi)

Portuguese

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from English CPU.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈse ˈpe ˈu/

Noun

CPU m (plural CPUs)

(computer hardware) CPU (“central processing unit”)
Synonym: UCP
(computer hardware, proscribed) computer case, computer chassis, computer tower
Synonym: gabinete

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