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Definition of CPU

(Central Processing Unit)- The nerve centre of the computer : everything flows through it. Often just called ‘the processor’. The best known PC processors are Intel’s- Pentium- and AMD’sAthlon.

Computer Science

Other definitions of CPU

The computational and control unit of a computer. The CPU is the device that interprets and executes instructions. Mainframes and early minicomputers contained circuit boards full of integrated circuits that implemented the CPU. Single-chip central processing units, called microprocessors, made possible personal computers and workstations.

Computer Science