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CPU

UK/(ˌ)siː(ˌ)piːˈjuː/US/ˌsi(ˌ)piˈju/

CPU noun: any character or entity controlled by the game software. Also the initialism of central processing unit.

Noun

CPU (plural CPUs)

  1. Any character or entity controlled by the game software.
    Synonyms:
    NPC, AI, bot
  2. (slang) The main computer case containing the central components of a personal computer.

Also used as

CPU is also the initialism of central processing unit.

CPU is also the initialism of clinical practice unit.

CPU meaning in Vietnamese

CPU in Vietnamese

central processing unit
CPU

Synonyms of CPU

Forms of CPU

pluralCPUs

Words formed from CPU

Phrases with CPU

Words that rhyme with CPU

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Questions about CPU

What does CPU mean?
CPU means any character or entity controlled by the game software.
What is CPU in Vietnamese?
CPU in Vietnamese is CPU. See CPU meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is CPU?
CPU is a noun.
How do you pronounce CPU?
CPU is pronounced /(ˌ)siː(ˌ)piːˈjuː/ (UK).
What is the plural of CPU?
The plural of CPU is CPUs.

Words near CPU in the dictionary

  1. CPTPP
  2. cptr.
  3. cptrs.
  4. CPTs
  5. CPTSD
  6. CPU
  7. CPU sharing
  8. CPU time
  9. CPU times
  10. cpus
  11. CPUSA

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