CONTROL UNIT
\kəntɹˈə͡ʊl jˈuːnɪt], \kəntɹˈəʊl jˈuːnɪt], \k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈəʊ_l j_ˈuː_n_ɪ_t]\
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1. The part of a CPU that sends control signalsto other components to cause them to execute the machinecycle - fetch, decode, execute, store.2. Any device that controls the I/O operationsof one or more peripheral devices, e.g. a disk controller.
By Denis Howe
