> people who use it tend not to be very computer literate (since everyone nowadays who knows anything about computers reserves the term "CPU" for a specific int

> people who use it tend not to be very computer literate (since everyone nowadays who knows anything about computers reserves the term "CPU" for a specific integrated circuit inside that case, not the case itself.) Indeed, that meaning is mostly used by people that know how to use a computer but have no idea what's in the box. EDIT: I found a Radio Shack catalogue from 1989 that uses the term "CPU" to refer to the main unit with the chassis: https://archive.org/details/tandy-computer-catalog-1989/page/n21 https://archive.org/details/tandy-computer-catalog-1989/page... The bottom left of that page has a computer stand. In the description it says "holds CPU in vertical position". To the right of that, there's a "CPU Security System" that's a set of mounting plates to attach a computer to a desk to avoid theft.