"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 Coordinate_terms: PPU, FPU
    Sense id: en-VPU-en-noun-MvlgtfOZ Categories (other): Computer hardware, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 20 20 20 Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (computer graphics) Initialism of visual processing unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: visual processing unit Coordinate_terms: GPU, PPU
    Sense id: en-VPU-en-noun-92sKaTe7 Categories (other): Computer graphics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 20 20 20 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (computer graphics) Initialism of voxel processing unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: voxel processing unit Coordinate_terms: HPU, voxel
    Sense id: en-VPU-en-noun-X5JvhoTo Categories (other): Computer graphics, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 20 20 20 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 20 20 20
  5. (computing, video) Initialism of video processing unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: video processing unit
    Sense id: en-VPU-en-noun-BF02XYHs Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 20 20 20 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 20 20 20 20 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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