| Subject | English | Japanese |
| comp. | n central processing unit | セントラルプロセシングユニット |
| comp. | n central processing unit | 中央演算処理装置 |
| comp., MS | central processing unit | 中央処理装置 (The computational and control unit of a computer. The CPU is the device that interprets and executes instructions. Mainframes and early minicomputers contained circuit boards full of integrated circuits that implemented the CPU. Single-chip central processing units, called microprocessors, made possible personal computers and workstations, ちゅうおう・しょり・そうち) |
| phys. | central processing unit | 中央処理装置 (ちゅうおう・しょり・そうち) |
| tech. | central processing unit | シー•ビー•ユー |
| comp. | n central processing unit | セントラル・プロセシング・ユニット |
| gen. | central processing unit | 中央演算処理装置 |