floating-point unit

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Noun

floating-point unit (plural floating-point units)

1. (computer hardware) 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.

Related terms

• central processing unit
• execution unit
• coprocessor
• co-processor

Translations

• French: unité de calcul en virgule flottante

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