An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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The primary component of a → computer that processes instructions. It runs the → operating system and → applications, constantly receiving input from the user or active → software programs. The CPU has two typical components: 1) Control Unit, which extracts instructions from memory and decodes and executes them. 2) Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), which handles arithmetic and logical operations.

→ central; → processing; → unit.

Systematic operations on data, such as handling, merging, sorting, and computing.

→ data; → processing.

The use of techniques to produce, extract, identify, and display images for evaluation, interpretation, and further interaction with the data.

→ image; → processing.

Performing some predefined sequence of operations on an input to produce an output. → data processing; → image processing .

Noun of the verb → process.

Data processing that takes place instantaneously upon data entry or receipt of a command.

→ real; → time; → processing.