Abbreviation for Floating Point Unit. Sometimes called the floating point processor, the FPU is a special chip or a special part of a larger CPU chip that is optimized to do intense number crunching calculations. FPU’s are commonly found in computer systems, especially those optimized for heavy graphic or scientific work that requires a lot of intense calculations.
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