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Control unit

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central processing unitnoun(computer hardware) The part of a computer that fetches, decodes and executes instructions from memory, possibly through a cache.
processornounA device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.).
controllernounOne who controls something.
data pathnoun(computing) The part of a central processing unit that stores data to be immediately operated on and performs logic and arithmetic operations on it based on signals from the control unit.
system unitnoun(computing) The main unit of a desktop computer, consisting of the chassis and hardware.
commandnounAn order to do something.
control functionnoun(systems theory) A function that controls the recording, processing, transmission, or interpretation of data.
control codenoun(computing) A numeric value or string of such values that triggers a specific command or action to occur, rather than displaying a text character.
computer processornounA hardware component of a computer that executes the instructions that make up a program.
subcontrolnoun(chiefly computing, graphical user interface) A control making up part of a larger control.
configuration sectionnoun(computing) The part of the environment division of a COBOL program that specifies the computer that the compiled code is to run on, and hence the instruction set that the compiler should use.
control structurenoun(programming) A structure used to direct the flow of execution of a program.
computer systemnoun(computing) A system for computing that includes the physical computing unit itself and its peripherals.
arithmetic logic unitnoun(computer hardware) the section of a CPU that performs calculations and logical operations
base unitnounA unit of measurement which is not itself defined in terms of other units, and from which other units may be derived.
registernounA formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
instruction cyclenoun(computing) The steps that a central processing unit undertakes in order to process a single instruction, consisting of fetching, decoding, and executing the instruction in question and updating the program counter.
machine codenoun(computer science) A system of instructions and data directly understandable by a computer's central processing unit.
program counternoun(computing, countable) A register that stores the address of the current (or next) instruction to be carried out by the processor.
computer corenoun(science fiction, computing) a computer processing center or central computer

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