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cpu, CPU,
abbreviation for central processing unit.

CPU
Central processing unit Computers The hardware that comprises the 'thinking' part of a computer; the simple-minded often equate the CPU to all the electronic circuitry in the box containing the hard and floppy drives. Cf Computer.


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