millicpu

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noun

A unit of CPU time equivalent to a thousandth of the work that can be done by one CPU core.

“An application with 500 millicpu will have reserved half of a CPU core's time.”

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Meanings

millicpu1

nounmillicpu (plural millicpus)

plural millicpus · alternative milliCPU

  1. computingA unit of CPU time equivalent to a thousandth of the work that can be done by one CPU core.

    An application with 500 millicpu will have reserved half of a CPU core's time.

    Synonyms: millicore

milliCPU2

nounmilliCPU (plural milliCPUs)

plural milliCPUs

  1. Alternative letter-case form of millicpu.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA unit of CPU time equivalent to a thousandth of the work that can be done by one CPU core.

Similar
millicore
Also see
millicore

Origin

From milli- + CPU.

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APA

millicpu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millicpu

MLA

“millicpu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millicpu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “millicpu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millicpu.

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