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arithmetic logic unit

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The section of a CPU that performs calculations and logical operations.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: ALU

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Broader terms: unit

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  • Bulgarian: аритметично-логическо устройство (aritmetično-logičesko ustrojstvo) — part of a CPU that does calculations and logical operations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 算術邏輯單元 /算术逻辑单元 (suànshù luójí dānyuán) — part of a CPU that does calculations and logical operations
  • Esperanto: aritmetikilo — part of a CPU that does calculations and logical operations
  • Finnish: aritmeettis-looginen yksikkö — part of a CPU that does calculations and logical operations
  • French: unité arithmétique et logique — part of a CPU that does calculations and logical operations
  • Irish: aonad loighce agus uimhríochta — part of a CPU that does calculations and logical operations
  • Japanese: 演算装置 (enzan sōchi) — part of a CPU that does calculations and logical operations
  • Polish: jednostka arytmetyczno-logiczna — part of a CPU that does calculations and logical operations
  • Portuguese: unidade lógica aritmética — part of a CPU that does calculations and logical operations
  • Romanian: unitate aritmetică și logică — part of a CPU that does calculations and logical operations