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floating-point unit

floating-point unit noun: a microprocessor that performs floating-point arithmetic. In older models of computer the FPU was not integrated into the central processing unit, but rather as a coprocessor if included at all.

Noun

floating-point unit (plural floating-point units)

  1. A microprocessor that performs floating-point arithmetic. In older models of computer the FPU was not integrated into the central processing unit, but rather as a coprocessor if included at all.

Forms of floating-point unit

pluralfloating-point units
alternative formFPU
alternative formfloating point processor

Questions about floating-point unit

What does floating-point unit mean?
Floating-point unit means a microprocessor that performs floating-point arithmetic. In older models of computer the FPU was not integrated into the central processing unit, but rather as a coprocessor if included at all.
What part of speech is floating-point unit?
Floating-point unit is a noun.
What is the plural of floating-point unit?
The plural of floating-point unit is floating-point units.

Words near floating-point unit in the dictionary

  1. floating-point
  2. floating-point number
  3. floating-point numbers
  4. floating-point operation
  5. floating-point operations
  6. floating-point unit
  7. floating-point units
  8. floatingheart
  9. floatinghearts
  10. floatingly
  11. floatings

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