processor

American  

[pros-es-er, proh-ses-] / ˈprɒs ɛs ər, ˈproʊ sɛs- /

Sometimes processer

noun

1. a person or thing that processes.

2. Computers.

   1. a controller, the key component of a computing device that contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute electrical signals fed into the device.

   2. a computer.

3. food processor.

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processor British  

/ ˈprəʊsɛsə /

noun

1. computing another name for central processing unit

2. a person or thing that carries out a process

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processor Scientific  

/ prŏs′ĕs′ər,prō′sĕs′- /

1. A part of a computer, such as the central processing unit, that performs calculations or other manipulations of data.

2. A program that translates another program into a form acceptable by the computer being used.

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Etymology

Origin of processor

First recorded in 1905–10; process + -or ²

Example Sentences

That makes it one of the world's largest processors of AI queries, alongside OpenAI and Google.

From Barron's

In addition to demand for AI processors like those made by Nvidia, companies such as Applied Materials are getting an additional boost from the need for memory chips.

From Barron's

Samsung Electronics announced it is the first to ship HBM4 memory chips, crucial for AI processors, and has begun mass production.

From Barron's

He writes about the way food in the U.S. is grown and sold, reporting about the businesses of meat processors, grain traders, pesticide manufacturers, crop-seed developers and supermarkets.

From The Wall Street Journal

T-glass is used in reinforcement layers under or around chips, and those layers help prevent the package from warping when processors heat up to around the boiling point of water.

From The Wall Street Journal