the part of a computer that performs logical and arithmetical operations on the data as specified in the instructions
Abbreviation: CPU
Examples of 'processing unit' in a sentence
processing unit
Distinct from the computer's central processing unit, these pieces, when acting in concert, are extraordinarily efficient at pattern matching.
The Scientist (2001)
Extra power sources are used but too much power can overheat the central processing unit.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A spaceship, he says, is basically a big spacesuit, a room-sized life-support system covered in sensors, feeding information back into the central processing unit.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
But it added that its cash processing unit - which makes equipment and software to handle notes and coins - continued to experience difficult trading conditions.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
They use lead, mercury and other toxins in central processing units and monitors.
Globe and Mail (2004)
The graphic processing units have been snapped up by companies mining for digital currencies.