Hosting glossary
vCPU
In short: A share of a physical processor assigned to your virtual server.
More vCPUs let your server do more work at once, such as handling more visitors or running heavier code. On some plans vCPUs are shared with other customers; 'dedicated' vCPUs are reserved for you and cost more.
Also called
- Virtual CPU
- Core
- CPU core
See also: VPS hosting
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