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ALU

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000042

An Arithmetic Logic Unit, a digital circuit within a central processing unit (CPU) that performs arithmetic and bitwise logic operations on integer binary numbers. It handles fundamental computations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and Boolean logic functions like AND, OR, and NOT. The ALU is a core component of virtually all computing devices, from microcontrollers to supercomputers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000042
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectHardware
Record as JSON 
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  "subject": "Hardware",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/alu/"
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