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CPU

NOUN
central processing unit
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But server CPU demand isn’t enough on its own to support Intel through near-term challenges, Hiken said, namely the ongoing weakness in the PC market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

They reckon that Montage won’t be hurt by the memory cycle and it is a proxy for server CPU demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“The related dislocation has to do with investors expecting the memory cycle to be over, while underwriting continued CPU growth through 2030.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Macs offer what’s called a unified memory architecture, where the main computer processor, aka CPU, and the graphics processor, aka GPU, share the same pool of memory on the same chip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Three if you count CPU, who charges after them even though they’re twice her size.

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


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