APU

ˌeɪˌpiˈju

Definition

Definition of APU - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Accelerated Processing Unit

TECH.

computer chip that combines CPU and GPU functions

TECH.

The APU improves graphics performance in laptops.

acr: auxiliary power unit

TECH.

small engine that gives power to airplane systems

TECH.

The APU started the airplane's main engines.

Abbreviation

abr: Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Rare

university in Japan focused on Asia Pacific studies

Rare

She studied at APU for four years.

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Examples of APU in a sentence

Many gamers prefer laptops with a powerful APU.
The APU malfunctioned during the flight.
Engineers inspected the APU for faults.
APU offers many international programs.
My friend graduated from APU last year.

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French:APU, université Ritsumeikan Asie-Pacifique, ...
German:APU, ...
Italian:APU, ...
Spanish:APU, ...
Portuguese:APU, ...
Chinese:加速处理单元, 立命馆亚太大学, ...
Japanese:加速処理装置, APU, ...
Arabic:شريحة تجمع بين وحدة المعالجة المركزية ووحدة معالجة الرسومات, جَامِعَة رِيتْسُومِيكَان لِدِرَاسَات آسْيَا وَالمُحِيط الهَادِئ, ...
Hebrew:יְחִידַת עִבּוּד מוּאֶצֶת, APU, ...
Russian:ускоренный процессорный модуль, АПУ, ...
Ukrainian:прискорений обчислювальний блок, АПУ, ...
Hindi:APU, एपीयू, ...
Bengali:অ্যাক্সেলরেটেড প্রসেসিং ইউনিট, এপিইউ, ...
Catalan:APU, Universitat Ritsumeikan d'Àsia Pacífic, ...
Czech:APU, Univerzita Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific, ...
Danish:APU, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific Universitet, ...
Dutch:APU, ...
Greek:επιταχυνόμενη μονάδα επεξεργασίας, Πανεπιστήμιο Ριτσουμέικαν Ασίας-Ειρηνικού, ...
Hungarian:gyorsított feldolgozóegység, APU, ...
Khmer:ឯកតាដំណើរការរួមបញ្ចូលគ្នា, សាកលវិទ្យាល័យរីតស៊ូមេកានអាស៊ីប៉ាស៊ីហ្វិក, ...
Korean:APU, 립스미칸 아시아 태평양 대학, ...
Persian:واحد پردازش شتاب‌یافته, دانشگاه ریتسومیکان آسیا و اقیانوسیه, ...
Polish:przyspieszony układ przetwarzania, APU, ...
Portuguese (BR):APU, ...
Romanian:APU, ...
Swedish:APU, ...
Thai:หน่วยประมวลผลเร่งความเร็ว, มหาวิทยาลัยริตสึเมคังเอเชียแปซิฟิก, ...
Turkish:APU, yardımcı güç ünitesi, ...
Vietnamese:APU, Đại học Châu Á Thái Bình Dương Ritsumeikan, ...

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