unité centrale

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /y.ni.te sɑ̃.tʁal/

Noun

unité centrale f (plural unités centrales)

  1. (computer hardware) computer's central processing unit, computer without its peripherals
    • 2004, Corinne Hervo, Initiation à la micro-informatique: votre PC, Windows XP, Word 2003, Excel 2003, Internet..., Editions ENI:
      L’unité centrale (ou UC) est le cœur du micro-ordinateur. Tous les éléments qui le composent sont connectés à ce boîtier.
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