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CPU, processor

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CPU stands for Central Processing Unit, and it’s what tries to understand and execute your software’s instructions. It does basic stuff like arithmetic and logic (if this do that, etc.). A lot of computers also have a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), which does the same thing as a CPU but is built for specific tasks.

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