"floating-point unit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: floating-point units [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} floating-point unit (plural floating-point units)
  1. (computer hardware) A microprocessor that performs floating-point arithmetic. In older models of computer the FPU was not integrated into the central processing unit, but rather as a coprocessor if included at all. Wikipedia link: floating-point unit Categories (topical): Computer hardware Synonyms: FPU, floating point processor Related terms: central processing unit, execution unit, coprocessor, co-processor Translations (computing): liukulukuyksikkö (Finnish), unité de calcul en virgule flottante [feminine] (French)

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