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by sesuximo 814 days ago
Apu already taken by aviation tho
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And by AMD (Accelerated Processing Unit, their term for CPUs with good integrated graphics like what Xbox and PlayStation consoles use).
And The Simpsons
So is GPU (Ground power unit)
Auxiliary Power Unit.

Both aviation and computers use them, though the latter more often call them UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply).

Let's be real, nobody cares about their acronyms being unique or not confusing.
But that's not what parent comment was talking about.