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Central Processing Unit

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Forensic Science: An Illustrated Dictionary

Central processing unit (CPU)

The part of a computer system that does the actual “thinking” or information processing of the computer.

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Central Processing Unit from Forensic Science: An Illustrated Dictionary. ISBN: 0-203-48462-2. Published: 2004–07–19. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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