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GPU

1 American  
[gey-pey-oo, jee-pee-yoo] / ˈgeɪˌpeɪˈu, ˈdʒiˌpiˈyu /
Or G.P.U.

abbreviation

  1. (in the Soviet Union) the secret-police organization (1922–23) functioning under the NKVD.

GPU 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. General Postal Union. See Universal Postal Union.

GPU 3 American  

abbreviation

Computers.

  1. graphics processing unit: a secondary processor usually dedicated to performing the calculations necessary for producing computer graphics, lessening the burden on the main processor.

GPU British  

abbreviation

  1. State Political Administration; the Soviet police and secret police from 1922 to 1923

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of GPU1

From Russian G(osudárstvennoe) p(olitícheskoe) u(pravlénie) “state political directorate”

Origin of GPU3

First recorded in 1970–75

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Beyond the GPU itself, high-performance computing also depends on software, networking, memory and other variables.

From MarketWatch

By comparison, Nvidia is expected to generate around $300 billion in data-center sales for its fiscal 2027 year, ending in January next year, largely due to GPU sales, according to FactSet.

From Barron's

“Many have turned to TPU as an intermediate alternative to GPU and we believe demand is accelerating significantly,” wrote UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri in a research note this week.

From Barron's

“Many have turned to TPU as an intermediate alternative to GPU and we believe demand is accelerating significantly,” wrote UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri in a research note this week.

From Barron's

By comparison, Nvidia is expected to generate around $300 billion in data-center sales for its fiscal 2027 year, ending in January next year, largely due to GPU sales, according to FactSet.

From Barron's

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