"graphics processing unit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: graphics processing units [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} graphics processing unit (plural graphics processing units)
  1. (computer hardware) A specialized electronic circuit designed to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display device. Categories (topical): Computer hardware Synonyms: GPU Translations (electronic circuit for creating images): 图形处理器 (túxíng chǔlǐ qì) (Chinese Mandarin), grafiikkasuoritin (Finnish), grafiikkaprosessori (Finnish), näytönohjain (Finnish), näyttis (Finnish), processeur graphique [masculine] (French), Grafikprozessor [masculine] (German), procesor graficzny [masculine] (Polish), grafikprocessor (Swedish), графі́чний проце́сор (hrafíčnyj procésor) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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