CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT

• (noun) (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing

  "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached"

  synonyms : c.p.u. , central processor , cpu , mainframe , processor

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