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A computer's central processing unit (CPU)
contained on a single integrated circuit. The
appearance of the first microprocessors in
1971 heralded the introduction of the
microcomputer. The microprocessor has led to
a dramatic fall in the size and cost of
computers and to the introduction of
dedicated computers in washing machines,
cars, and so on.