n. abbr. 1. (Computers) The central processing unit, that part of the electronic circuitry of a computer in which the arithmetic and logical operations are performed on input data, which are thereby converted to output data; it is usually located on the mainboard, or motherboard, of a computer. The CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached. Most personal computers as of 1998 had only one CPU, but some computers may have more than one CPU. [ acronym ] Syn. -- central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]
[no-ueito ; no-ueito](n) (1) (abbr) { comp } no wait state memory (memory the CPU can access without requiring wait states); (2) instant (e.g. for display speed of text in computer games) (wasei[Add to Longdo]
[よみこむ, yomikomu](v5m, vt) (1) to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); (2) to read (extra meaning) into (something); (3) to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)[Add to Longdo]