peripheral control unit

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peripheral control unit [pə′rif·ə·rəl kən′trōl ‚yü·nət]

(computer science)

A device which connects a unit of peripheral equipment with the central processing unit of a computer and which interprets and responds to instructions from the central processing unit.

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