Definition of arithmetic logic unit in US English:
arithmetic logic unit
nounˌeriTHˌmedik ˈläjik ˌyo͞onət
A unit in a computer which carries out arithmetic and logical operations.
Example sentencesExamples
- As reported in Electronics Times, the company has used an architecture based on arithmetic logic units, in contrast to look-up tables.
- We are not sticking a few ALUs [arithmetic logic units] here and there.
- The bits may indicate a negative output of the arithmetic logic unit, a carry out signal, an overflow, or a zero output.
- Also among the chips developed during this period were the 16-foot arithmetic logic unit, 16-foot multiplier and micro-controller chips.
- Instead, the company implemented an Ultra-Threading Dispatch Processor that distributes the workload among the pixel processors and makes efficient use of the pixel processors' arithmetic logic units (ALUs).