coreunit
nounUK /ˈkɔː juːnɪt/
US /ˈkɔːr juːnɪt/
A core unit is the main part that holds everything else together.
The engine is the core unit of the car.
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2. In computing, a core unit is one processing part inside a computer chip.
This chip has four core units working at once.
3. In education, a core unit is a required class everyone must take.
Math is a core unit in our school program.
4. In science, a core unit is the central sample taken from inside something.
The ice core unit showed old layers of snow.