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CPU time

CPU time noun: the length of time that a central processing unit takes to process instructions for a particular program or task.

Noun

CPU time (countable and uncountable, plural CPU times)

  1. The length of time that a central processing unit takes to process instructions for a particular program or task.

Synonyms of CPU time

Forms of CPU time

pluralCPU times

Questions about CPU time

What does CPU time mean?
CPU time means the length of time that a central processing unit takes to process instructions for a particular program or task.
What part of speech is CPU time?
CPU time is a noun.
What is the plural of CPU time?
The plural of CPU time is CPU times.

Words near CPU time in the dictionary

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

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