central processing unit — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. The part of a computer that fetches, decodes and executes instructions from memory, possibly through a cache.

   Synonyme

   CPU

Substantiv

1. (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing

   Synonyme

   CPUC.P.U.central processorprocessormainframe

   Oberbegriffe

   electronic equipmenthardwarecomputer hardware

   Beispiele

   the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached