central processing unit

Summary

central processing unit is a processor type^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of processor_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,460 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• central processing unit's instance of is recorded as processor type^[3].
• central processing unit is a type of processor^[4].
• central processing unit is a type of computer hardware^[5].
• central processing unit is part of computer^[6].
• central processing unit's Commons category is recorded as Microprocessors^[7].
• central processing unit comprises processor design^[8].
• central processing unit comprises CPU cache^[9].
• central processing unit's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Central processing unit^[10].
• central processing unit's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox CPU^[11].
• central processing unit's topic has template is recorded as Template:Processor technologies^[12].
• central processing unit's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/cpu^[13].
• central processing unit's main Wikidata property is recorded as P880^[14].
• central processing unit's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'CPU'}^[15].
• central processing unit's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ЦП'}^[16].
• central processing unit's different from is recorded as computer^[17].
• central processing unit's different from is recorded as processor^[18].
• central processing unit's different from is recorded as data processing unit^[19].
• central processing unit's properties for this type is recorded as P2149^[20].
• central processing unit's properties for this type is recorded as P2079^[21].
• central processing unit's properties for this type is recorded as P1141^[22].
• central processing unit's properties for this type is recorded as P7443^[23].
• central processing unit's properties for this type is recorded as P1041^[24].
• central processing unit's properties for this type is recorded as P1068^[25].
• central processing unit's properties for this type is recorded as P7289^[26].
• central processing unit's properties for this type is recorded as P6889^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for central processing unit include FastSD CPU^[28], an application software^[29].

Why It Matters

central processing unit ranks in the top 5% of processor_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,460 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include FastSD CPU^[28], an application software^[29].