Definition: FPU (Floating Point Unit): A portion of a microprocessor that handles operations in which the deimal point moves left and right to handle operations to allow for very high precision when dealing with very large or very small numbers. An FPU usuallu makes a microprocessor much faster. Early Pentium chips had flaws in their FPUs.
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Source: QUECID / Linux Dictionary V 0.16
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Author: Binh Nguyen linuxfilesystem(at)yahoo(dot)com(dot)au
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