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A '''co-processor''' is a block of [[logic]] forming a complete data processing unit attached to a [[Central Processing Unit|CPU]], which operates in tandem with the main CPU, under its direction, to perform some of the processing functions of the system. [[Floating point unit]]s are often co-processors, e.g. the [[FP11 floating point]] units of many [[PDP-11]]s.

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