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In NPS, SPU means Snippet processing Unit

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  2. False
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Explanation

In NPS (Netezza Performance Server), SPU does stand for Snippet Processing Unit. This is a core component of Netezza's architecture - SPUs handle data processing in the snippet-based query execution model.

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In Netezza's NPS (Netezza Performance Server) architecture, the SPU is the Snippet Processing Unit — a hardware node combining a CPU, FPGA, and disk that executes 'snippets' of a query plan pushed down close to the data. This distributed, per-node execution model is core to how Netezza achieves fast scans on large datasets.

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