GPU

English

Noun

GPU (plural GPUs)

1. (computer hardware) Initialism of graphics processing unit (an electronic circuit dedicated to generating graphics and displaying images).

   Coordinate terms: CPU, dGPU, iGPU, TPU

2. (aviation) Initialism of ground power unit (a ground mobile unit that supplies electrical power to an aircraft while on the ground, without needing to power up the engines or APU).

Proper noun

GPU

1. (historical) Initialism of State Political Directorate (Государственное Политическое Управление, Gosudarstvennoye Politicheskoye Upravlenie). (the Russian secret police until 1934)

Translations

State Political Directorate

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 格柏烏 / 格柏乌 (Gébówū)

• French: Guépéou (fr) f
• Russian: ГПУ (ru) (GPU)

References

• GPU on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• pug, PuG, UPG, gup