floating-point unit

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Synonyms: floating point unit

Antonyms: floating point unit

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|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.

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