Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cpu time

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: cpu -time
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The length of time that a central processing unit takes to process instructions for a particular program or task.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

CPU times (plural)

Synonyms

process time processing time processor time

Questions

What does cpu time mean?: The length of time that a central processing unit takes to process instructions for a particular program or task.

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