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APA style

Wikipedia contributors. (2026, October 2). Central processing unit. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 05:01, November 5, 2026, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_processing_unit&oldid=1377991266

MLA Style Manual

Wikipedia contributors. "Central processing unit." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2 Oct. 2026. Web. 5 Nov. 2026.

MHRA style

Wikipedia contributors, 'Central processing unit', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2 October 2026, 08:54 UTC, <https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_processing_unit&oldid=1377991266> [accessed 5 November 2026]

Chicago style

Wikipedia contributors, "Central processing unit," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_processing_unit&oldid=1377991266 (accessed November 5, 2026).

CBE/CSE style

Wikipedia contributors. Central processing unit [Internet]. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia; 2026 Oct 2, 08:54 UTC [cited 2026 Nov 5]. Available from: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_processing_unit&oldid=1377991266.

Bluebook style

Central processing unit, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_processing_unit&oldid=1377991266 (last visited Nov. 5, 2026).

AMA style

Wikipedia contributors. Central processing unit. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. October 2, 2026, 08:54 UTC. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_processing_unit&oldid=1377991266. Accessed November 5, 2026.

BibTeX entry

  @misc{ enwiki:1377991266,
    author = "{Wikipedia contributors}",
    title = "Central processing unit --- {Wikipedia}{,} The Free Encyclopedia",
    year = "2026",
    url = "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_processing_unit&oldid=1377991266",
    note = "[Online; accessed 5-November-2026]"
  }

When using the LaTeX package url (\usepackage{url} somewhere in the preamble), which tends to give much more nicely formatted web addresses, the following may be preferred: 

  @misc{ enwiki:1377991266,
    author = "{Wikipedia contributors}",
    title = "Central processing unit --- {Wikipedia}{,} The Free Encyclopedia",
    year = "2026",
    howpublished = "\url{https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_processing_unit&oldid=1377991266}",
    note = "[Online; accessed 5-November-2026]"
  }

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