c.p.u.

Questions about c.p.u.

What does c.p.u. mean?

c.p.u. means "(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing".

How many syllables are in c.p.u.?

c.p.u. has 1 syllable: c.p.u..

What is another word for c.p.u.?

Close synonyms include central processing unit, CPU, central processor, processor, mainframe. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is c.p.u. a common word?

c.p.u. is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.