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  "description": "cuDF is a Python GPU DataFrame library built on the Apache Arrow columnar memory format. It provides a pandas-like API for loading, joining, aggregating, filtering, and manipulating data, allowing data engineers and data scientists to accelerate their workflows using GPUs without requiring deep CUDA programming knowledge.",
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  "updatedAt": "2026-08-09T00:02:21.556Z",
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      "CPU-based Pandas/Numpy: Performing data manipulation entirely on the CPU using traditional Python libraries, which can be significantly slower for large datasets.",
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