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Definition of CPU abbreviation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

CPU

abbreviation

/ˌsiː piː ˈjuː/

/ˌsiː piː ˈjuː/

(computing)

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central processing unit
(the part of a computer that controls all the other parts of the system)Topics Computersc2

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