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Definition of
CPU abbreviation
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
CPU
abbreviation
abbreviation
NAmE
/
/
ˌsi pi ˈyu
/
/
(
computing
)
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central processing unit
(the part of a computer that controls all the other parts of the system)
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