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PROCESSOR CHIP [1 record]

Record 1 2012-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life Cycle (Informatics)
DEF

A microcomputer chip that contains all the essential elements of a central processor, including the control logic, instruction decoding, and arithmetic-processing circuitry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cycle de vie (Informatique)
DEF

[...] circuit intégré unique servant de microprocesseur et représenté par la petite surface de silicium (la «puce») dans laquelle ont été fabriqués tous les composants.

CONT

Très généralement, cette puce microprocesseur assurera les fonctions d'unité centrale de traitement (CPU) du micro-ordinateur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclo de vida (Informática)
DEF

Pieza única de silicio contaminado, sobre la que se fabrica la unidad central de procesamiento (UCP) del microprocesador.

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