floating-point unit

Noun

Meaning

floating-point unit (plural floating-point units)

(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.

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Related terms

central processing unit coprocessor co-processor execution unit

Close letter words and terms

floating-point operation floating-point operation results floating-point representation system floatingheart floatingly floatless