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Cpu vs Semiconductor - What's the difference?

cpu | semiconductor |

As a noun semiconductor is

(physics) a substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.

cpu

English

(wikipedia CPU) ===(en)=== (en noun)
  • (electronics, computing) central processing unit

    • Derived terms

    * CPU fan

    Related terms

    * FPU * GPU * PPU * MMU

    See also

    * DSP * ASIC

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (video games) Any character or entity controlled by the game software.
  • (slang) the main computer case containing the central components of a personal computer

    • Synonyms

    * (videogames) NPC

    Anagrams

    * * *

    semiconductor

    English

    (wikipedia semiconductor)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) A substance with electrical properties intermediate between a good conductor and a good insulator.

    • Related terms

    * conductor

    See also

    * germanium * silicium * silicon ----