noun
Technical computing term; often abbreviated as CPU in both English and Japanese contexts.
中央演算処理装置はコンピューターの頭脳とも呼ばれる。
The central processing unit is also called the brain of a computer.
Common abbreviation used in both English and Japanese; 中央演算処理装置 is the full Japanese term.
Compound of 中央 (central), 演算 (calculation), 処理 (processing), and 装置 (device).