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A Dictionary of Computing | 2004 | | Copyright

ALU Abbrev. for arithmetic and logic unit. A portion of the central processor that generally forms functions of (usually) two input values and produces a single output result. These functions usually consist of the common arithmetic operations, the common logic operations, and shift operations. Associated with the ALU is a condition-code register that holds certain properties of the result of the most recent ALU operation (see also program status word).

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ALU

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ALU Computing arithmetic and logic unit

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ALU." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ALU." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-ALU.html

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