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| central processor; control unit; mainframe | |||
| central processing unit (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) | |||
| central processing unit; CPU | |||