Why is it die CPU?
No ending, compound or meaning rule gives away the article of CPU, so learn the two together: die CPU.
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Meaning
[1] Hardware, computer science: main processor in a computer
[1] Hardware, Informatik: Hauptprozessor in einem ComputerExamples
[1] "Basically, the CPU is already dead," explains Roy Taylor, a high-ranking Nvidia manager, in an internal email to the employees of the corporate ""
[1] „"Grundsätzlich ist die CPU bereits tot", erklärt Roy Taylor, hochrangiger Nvidia-Manager, in einer internen E-Mail an die Mitarbeiter des Unternehmens.“
Declension
| 1 | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | die CPU | die CPUs |
| Genitiv | der CPU | der CPUs |
| Dativ | der CPU | den CPUs |
| Akkusativ | die CPU | die CPUs |
Pronunciation
In context
![[1] eine CPU](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sun_UltraSPARCII.jpg)
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