CPU

NOUN

central processing unit

Synonyms

WEAK

central processor mainframe processor

NOUN

computer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

PC data processor desktop computer personal computer

STRONG

central processing unit device handheld computer laptop machine mainframe micro microcomputer mini minicomputer notebook notebook computer processor tablet

WEAK

abacus artificial intelligence brain electronic brain number cruncher thinking machine

NOUN

computer hardware

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disk drive hardware modem personal computer supercomputer

WEAK

central processing unit computer computer unit data processor floppy disk hard drive magnetic disk microcomputer microelectronics device output device tape drive

NOUN

data processor

Synonyms

WEAK

Macintosh PC calculator laptop mac mainframe microcomputer number cruncher personal computer word processor

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Morgan Stanley analysts note strong server CPU trends for Intel.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Nvidia is struggling to get the market to focus on its graphic-processing units and its nascent stand-alone CPU business.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Nvidia’s new chips, which combine a CPU with the company’s wildly popular AI-computing hardware, come at a time of weakness for Intel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Since IBM chose an Intel CPU for its first PC in 1980, chips based around the x86 architecture have run Microsoft DOS and Windows PCs.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

CPU is tied to the fence, ripping apart a cardboard box.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

CPU

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