ALU

abbreviation for

, Computers.

1. arithmetic logic unit: the part of a central processing unit that performs arithmetic and logical operations.

ALU

abbreviation for

1. arithmetic and logic unit

Word History and Origins

Origin of ALU¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Since then, the ALU has faced many other challenges, including two election losses at other Amazon warehouses and internal strife about its organizing strategy.

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Some organizers have left to form the ALU Democratic Reform Caucus, a dissident group that sued the union last year to force an election for new leadership.

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Schwartz said the Teamsters have indicated they want the ALU membership to ratify the new agreement before the union holds its internal leadership election in July.

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But he said that will pose a challenge because the ALU currently doesn’t have an updated list of members, which the caucus has been seeking for the internal election that’s currently underway.

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The former bureaucrat first came to power in 2000 when he replaced Prime Minister Bartholomew Ulufa’alu who had been kidnapped by a rebel militia and resigned from office in exchange for his freedom.

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