Meanings
nounCPU time (countable and uncountable, plural CPU times)
plural CPU times
- countableuncountablecomputingThe length of time that a central processing unit takes to process instructions for a particular program or task.
Synonyms: process time, processing time, processor time
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe length of time that a central processing unit takes to process instructions for a particular program or task.
Translations
German Prozessorzeit
- Prozessorzeittime that a central processing unit takes to process instructions
Hungarian processzoridő, folyamatidő
- processzoridőtime that a central processing unit takes to process instructions
- folyamatidőtime that a central processing unit takes to process instructions
Polish czas pracy procesora
- czas pracy procesoratime that a central processing unit takes to process instructions
Romanian timp de procesare
- timp de procesaretime that a central processing unit takes to process instructions
Russian проце́ссорное вре́мя
- проце́ссорное вре́мя (procéssornoje vrémja)time that a central processing unit takes to process instructions
Cite this entry
APA
CPU time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CPU%20time
MLA
“CPU time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CPU%20time. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CPU time,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CPU%20time.
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