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CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Hardware
  • Computers and Calculators
  • Applications of Automation
  • Telecommunications Facilities
DEF

A functional unit that consists of one or more processors and their internal storages.

OBS

In English, the term "processor" is often used as a synonym of "processing unit."

OBS

processing unit; central processing unit; CPU: terms and abbreviation standardized by CSA International and ISO/IEC [International Electrotechnical Commission].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel informatique
  • Ordinateurs et calculateurs
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Installations de télécommunications
DEF

Unité fonctionnelle constituée d'un ou de plusieurs processeurs et des mémoires internes associées.

OBS

unité centrale; UC : terme et abréviation normalisés par la CSA International et l'ISO/CEI [Commission électrotechnique internationale]; CPU : Acronyme spécifique à RADARSAT accepté par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale.

OBS

unité centrale de traitement; UCT : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo físico de computadora (Hardware)
  • Computadoras y calculadoras
  • Automatización y aplicaciones
  • Instalaciones de telecomunicaciones
DEF

Unidad funcional que consiste de uno o más procesadores y su almacenamiento interno.

OBS

En inglés el término procesador es frecuentemente usado como unidad de procesamiento.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2006-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information Technology Vocabulary
Universal entry(ies)
01.03.01 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

functional unit that consists of one or more processors and their internal storages

OBS

In English, the term processor is often used synonymously with processing unit.

OBS

processing unit; central processing unit; CPU: terms, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO/IEC [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - ISO/CEI JTC 1 Vocabulaire des technologies de l'information
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
01.03.01 (2382)
ISO/IEC standard entry number
DEF

unité fonctionnelle constituée d'au moins un processeur et des mémoires internes associées

OBS

unité centrale; UC : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO/CEI [ISO/IEC 2382-1:1993].

Spanish

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