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What does CPU stand for?

Computer Processing Unit


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  • Information technology (IT) and computers

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The grant will enable construction of an experimental supercomputing network to be called FutureGrid, which will be made of almost 1,400 advanced computer processing units at Bloomington and five other locations in the United States.
Wrapping up an eight-year probe, the EU says Intel gave rebates to manufacturers Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo and NEC for buying all or almost all their x86 computer processing units, or CPUs, from Intel and paid them to stop or delay the launch of personal computers based on AMD chips.
The European Commission accused Intel of using rebates to squeeze rivals out of the market for computer processing units -- the brains inside personal computers.
Commissioners of Customs and Excise (Joined Cases C-354/03, C-355/03 and C-484/03) ("Optigen Limited"), involved buying computer processing units from businesses in the U.
The project collected unwanted electronic equipment sold by Staples (including laptops, computer processing units, monitors, printers, fax machines and small peripheral devices) from retail and commercial customers and provided recycling services using "reverse logistics" using Staples' delivery trucks and product distribution network.
He buys a consignment of computer processing units, which are very expensive.
The fraud involved the purchase of computer processing units from Europe, and is believed to be one of the biggest uncovered by Customs investigators.
A computer processing unit placed on the skin next to the power pack controls the electrical impulses which are sent to the electrode.

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