control unit

control unit definition - telecom
The portion of the central processing unit (CPU) of a computer that retrieves instructions from memory, accepts calculations from the arithmetic logic unit (ALU), and executes the instructions. See also CPU. Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM Act) See CAN-SPAM Act.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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