"CPU" meaning in English

See CPU in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /(ˌ)siː(ˌ)piːˈjuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsi(ˌ)piˈju/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-CPU.ogg Forms: CPUs [plural]
enPR: sē'pē(')-yo͞oʹ [General-American] Rhymes: -uː Head templates: {{en-noun}} CPU (plural CPUs)
  1. (computer hardware) Initialism of central processing unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: central processing unit Categories (topical): Computer hardware Translations (central processing unit): ЦП (CP) [masculine] (Bulgarian), CVE (Dutch), ĉeforgano (Esperanto), ĉefprocesoro (Esperanto), centra aparato (Esperanto), ĉefprocezilo (Esperanto), suoritin (Finnish), prosessori (Finnish), keskussuoritin (Finnish), UCT [feminine] (French), UC [feminine] (French), CPU [feminine] (German), ΚΜΕ (KME) [feminine] (Greek), processore [masculine] (Italian), CPU (shīpīyū) (Japanese), procesor [masculine] (Polish), UCP [feminine] (Portuguese), CPU [masculine] (Portuguese), UCP [feminine] (Romanian), ЦПУ (CPU) [neuter] (Russian), CPU (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-CPU-en-noun-t44DoeKF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 12 15 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 14 16 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 56 18 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 57 18 15 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 60 17 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 18 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 58 18 15 10 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 57 18 14 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 60 10 22 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 60 17 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 60 17 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 18 14 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 58 18 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 58 18 14 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 60 17 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 58 18 14 11 Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'central processing unit': 82 3 11 4
  2. (video games) Any character or entity controlled by the game software. Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: NPC, AI, bot
    Sense id: en-CPU-en-noun-4b447S6Q Topics: video-games
  3. (computing, slang) The main computer case containing the central components of a personal computer. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-CPU-en-noun-i8vu9p-x Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (nursing education) Initialism of clinical practice unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: clinical practice unit
    Sense id: en-CPU-en-noun-X-oqpgOw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: CPUID, CPU sharing, millicpu Related terms: DSP, ASIC

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "word": "CPU"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "KME",
      "sense": "central processing unit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ΚΜΕ"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "central processing unit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "processore"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "central processing unit",
      "word": "CPU (shīpīyū)"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "central processing unit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "procesor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "central processing unit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "UCP"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "central processing unit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "CPU"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "central processing unit",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "UCP"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "CPU",
      "sense": "central processing unit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ЦПУ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "central processing unit",
      "word": "CPU"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "CPU"
  ],
  "word": "CPU"
}

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