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CPU

NOUN
central processing unit
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“We likely see enough progress to keep the foundry alive, with a clear ability to beat-and-raise near term given server CPU shortages.”

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Morgan Stanley analysts, led by Joseph Moore, wrote on June 1 that Intel continues to see strong server central processing until, or CPU, trends.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Since IBM chose an Intel CPU for its first PC in 1980, chips based around the x86 architecture have run Microsoft DOS and Windows PCs.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Nvidia’s new chips, which combine a CPU with the company’s wildly popular AI-computing hardware, come at a time of weakness for Intel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

CPU has found another toy and sits with it in her mouth, hoping one of us will throw it.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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