Gpu

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of graphics processing unit (an electronic circuit dedicated to generating graphics and displaying images). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "“People who are investing in Nvidia infrastructure are getting returns on it right away,” Huang said last week, noting that the company’s new graphics processing units, the GPU chips that power AI, process data so efficiently that they end up saving clients money quickly. […] “Nvidia has changed the tech and global landscape as its GPUs have become the new oil and gold in the IT landscape,” Ives said Tuesday in a note to investors."

  2. 2
    Initialism of ground power unit (a ground mobile unit that supplies electrical power to an aircraft while on the ground, without needing to power up the engines or APU). abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of State Political Directorate (“the Russian secret police until 1934”). abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism

Synonyms

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graphics processing unit

Example

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"You want to play video games without a GPU?"

Etymology

From Russian Государственное Политическое Управление (Gosudarstvennoje Političeskoje Upravlenije).

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