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n. - (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing.

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  • The C.P.U. I have is intel pentinum 4 registered and tademarked.
  • The chips, based on Core i7 technology and architecture, have graphics technology integrated on the same die as the main processing chip, or C.P.U.
  • The Apples in Stereo - C.P.U. The Apples in Stereo - Dance Floor
  • (Although Nintendo’s Wii does not have the C.P.U. and G.P.U. firepower of its competitors, it engages players in a level of interactivity not seen before in the video-game...
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