Editing CPU-bound (section)

{{Short description|Computer program whose performance is heavily dependent on the speed of the CPU}}
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In [[computer science]], a [[task (computing)|task]], [[job (computing)|job]] or [[process (computing)|process]] is said to be '''CPU-bound''' (or '''compute-bound''') when the time it takes for it to complete is determined principally by the speed of the [[Central processing unit|central processor]]. The term can also refer to the condition a [[computer]] running such a workload is in, in which its processor utilization is high, perhaps at 100% usage for many seconds or minutes, and [[interrupt]]s generated by [[peripheral]]s may be processed slowly or be indefinitely delayed.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}}