central processing unit

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Synonyms: central processing units

Antonyms: central processing units

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|computer hardware}} The part of a [[computer]] that [[fetch]]es, [[decode]]s and [[execute]]s [[instruction]]s from [[memory]], possibly through a [[cache]].

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