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central processing unit

NOUN
main part of computer
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The PC is equipped with a central processing unit, graphics card, random-access memory and high-capacity storage — the very same equipment that multitrillion-dollar tech companies are now hoovering up to power their artificial-intelligence ambitions.

From MarketWatch May 23, 2026

Huang said that the platform’s Vera central processing unit and Rubin graphics processing unit were codesigned from the start for faster data sharing at lower latency, or delays in transferring data.

From MarketWatch Jan. 6, 2026

In a revolutionary breakthrough, these data-center chips no longer act independently like the central processing unit in your laptop.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 3, 2025

Over the past few years, Intel has lost ground in both the personal-computer and server central processing unit markets, largely due to sub-par chips compared to similar offerings from AMD and Arm.

From Barron's Oct. 13, 2025

The bits are set on or off to store data, or to form a code that in turn sends instructions to the computer's central processing unit.

From The Online World by Odd De Presno




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