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Korean slang profile

GPU

gpu

Graphics processing unit, handling calculations used to construct graphics and related tasks.

Graphics processing unit, handling calculations used to construct graphics and related tasks.

Expanded form
Graphics Processing UnitGraphics Processing Unit
Other spellings
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Earliest source found
Sep 25, 2017
Documented trend period
Not verified

This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.

01Examples, with English translations

  • Example by Julimmal

    영상 편집 작업을 하면서 GPU 사용량을 확인했다.

    I checked GPU usage while editing video.

02Documented history

  1. September 2017삼성전자 gives GPU's expanded form and explains its use in graphics and calculations involving three-dimensional shapes.[1]

03Origin & word formation

삼성전자 gives GPU's expanded form and explains its use in graphics and calculations involving three-dimensional shapes. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.

Evidence for the origin explanationMedium

The meaning and usage were compared with the source text. Who first coined it and when it was first used could not be established.

04Sources

Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.

  1. Samsung explica a diferença entre CPU e GPU (삼성전자 브라질 뉴스룸)Published Sep 25, 2017Original source checked Nov 14, 2026
Original Korean record: Not verifiedEnglish translation: awaiting review

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