CPU

abbr.

central processing unit

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is short for:

Meaning	Category
Capacitance Potential Units	Miscellaneous->Unit Measures
Central Philippine University	Academic & Science->Universities
Central Processing Unit	Computing->Hardware Academic & Science->Electronics
Centrifugal Power User	Business->Positions
Chemical Protective Underwear	Governmental->Military
Clever People Understand	Internet->Chat
Command Processing Unit	Governmental->Military
Common Part User	Governmental->Military
CompUSA, Inc.	Business->NYSE Symbols
Computer Parts Unlimited	Business->Stock Exchange
Constructing Physics Understanding	Community->Educational
Control Pointing Unit	Governmental->NASA
Core Processing Unit	Computing->Hardware
Corporate Protection Unit	Business->General
Cost Per Unit	Business->General
Custom Processing Unit	Community->Media
Cute People United	Internet->Chat

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Dansk (Danish)
abbr. - Central Processing Unit; computerprocessor

Nederlands (Dutch)
centrale verwerkingseenheid (computer)

Français (French)
abbr. - (abrév = central processing unit) (Comput) unité centrale

Deutsch (German)
abbr. - (Comp.) Zentraleinheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
abbr. - (Η/Υ) κεντρική μονάδα επεξεργασίας

Italiano (Italian)
processore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - CPU (f) (Comp.)
abbr. - CPU

Русский (Russian)
центральный процессор

Español (Spanish)
abbr. - unidad central de proceso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - centralprocessor, processor, centralenhet
abbr. - centralprocessor, processor, centralenhet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
中央处理机

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 中央處理機

한국어 (Korean)
abbr. - central processing unit (중앙 처리 장치)

日本語 (Japanese)
abbr. - 中央処理装置

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مختصر لكلمه central processing unit و يعني : وحدة المعالجه المركزيه في الكومبيوتر (اختصار)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
abbr. - ‮יחידת עיבוד מרכזית‬

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cpu	Cpu Holders
Cpu Heatsinks	Cpu Installation