Hypernym

noun

equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)

noun

(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system

Part_meronym

noun

a machine for performing calculations automatically

noun

the main circuit board for a computer

Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC

noun

the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

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noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Examples

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

Derivationally related form

verb

perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information

Hyponym

noun

a part of a computer system specially designed to carry out operations on floating point numbers.

Part_holonym

noun

a machine for performing calculations automatically

noun

the main circuit board for a computer

Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC

noun

the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

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