演えん算ざん制せい御ぎょ装そう置ち

Kanji

• 演performance, act, play
• 算calculate, divining, number
• 制system, law, rule
• 御honorable, manipulate, govern
• 装attire, dress, pretend
• 置placement, put, set

Similar words

• 演えん算ざん装そう置ち

  演算装置 refers specifically to the arithmetic logic unit (ALU), while 演算制御装置 includes both the ALU and the control unit.

• 制せい御ぎょ装そう置ち

  制御装置 is a general term for a control unit or controller, not necessarily combined with arithmetic functions.

Etymology

Compound of 演算 (arithmetic operation), 制御 (control), and 装置 (device, unit). A direct translation of the English term 'arithmetic and control unit'.