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# MLCDeviceType

A device type for execution of a neural network.

```
enum MLCDeviceType
```

## Topics

### Device Types

[`MLCDeviceType.any`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCDeviceType/any)

A device type that represents either the CPU or GPU.

[`MLCDeviceType.cpu`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCDeviceType/cpu)

A device type that represents the CPU.

[`MLCDeviceType.gpu`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCDeviceType/gpu)

A device type that represents the GPU.

[`MLCDeviceType.ane`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCDeviceType/ane)

A device type that represents the Apple Neural Engine.

[`MLCDeviceTypeCount`](/documentation/MLCompute/MLCDeviceType/MLCDeviceTypeCount)

A number that represents the number of device types.


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