English Explanatory Dictionary

floating-point unit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A 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.

Word forms

floating-point unit floating-point units FPU floating point processor

Related words

central processing unit execution unit coprocessor co-processor
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