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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
CPU \CPU\, cpu \c.p.u.\n. abbr.
1. (Computers) The {central processing unit}, that part of the electronic circuitry of a computer in which the arithmetic and logical operations are performed on input data, which are thereby converted to output data; it is usually located on the mainboard, or motherboard, of a computer. The CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached. Most personal computers as of 1998 had only one CPU, but some computers may have more than one CPU. [acronym]
Syn: central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
C.P.U.
noun: (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached [syn: {central processing unit}, {CPU}, {central processor}, {processor}, {mainframe}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
CPU
noun: (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached [syn: {central processing unit}, {C.P.U.}, {central processor}, {processor}, {mainframe}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
CPU
1. {central processing unit}. 2. Occasionally used (although less and less) to refer to the {system unit}. (2000-08-10)
From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:
CPU Central Processing Unit
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