floating-point unit
floating-point unit · floating-point units
A microprocessor that performs floating-point arithmeticA microprocessor that performs floating-point arithmetic. In older models of computer the FPU was not integrated into the central processing unit, but rather as a coprocessor if included at all.
Meaning
1 sensesA microprocessor that performs floating-point arithmetic. In older models of computer the FPU was not integrated into the central processing unit, but rather as a coprocessor if included at all.
Translations
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