"VPU" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: VPUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} VPU (plural VPUs)
  1. (computer hardware) Abbreviation of vector processing unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: vector processing unit Categories (topical): Computer hardware
  2. (computer graphics) Initialism of visual processing unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: visual processing unit Categories (topical): Computer graphics
  3. (computer graphics) Initialism of voxel processing unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: voxel processing unit Categories (topical): Computer graphics
    Sense id: en-VPU-en-noun-X5JvhoTo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 22 30 3 22 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (computer vision) Initialism of vision processing unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: vision processing unit
    Sense id: en-VPU-en-noun-qduVWTHU
  5. (computing, video) Initialism of video processing unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: video processing unit Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-VPU-en-noun-BF02XYHs Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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