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Revise specific guidance about avoiding 'CPU' (#1289)
* Remove specific guidance about avoiding 'CPU' * Retain CPU entry: no need to spell out This reverts commit 92f5402.
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to write extension modules. All caps and unhyphenated.
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CPU
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For "central processing unit." Many style guides say this should be
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spelled out on the first use (and if you must use it, do so!). For
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the Python documentation, this abbreviation should be avoided since
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there's no reasonable way to predict which occurrence will be the
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first seen by the reader. It is better to use the word "processor"
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instead.
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Central processing unit. No need to spell out.
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POSIX
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The name assigned to a particular group of standards. This is always

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