processor

Sometimes process·er

[pros-es-er, proh-ses-]

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.

processor

/ ˈprəʊsɛsə /

noun

1. computing another name for central processing unit

2. a person or thing that carries out a process

processor

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of processor¹

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

Example Sentences

Demand for computing infrastructure continues to surge and software developers are rushing to lock down access to the latest AI processors.

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While Nvidia has dominated the AI chip market, AMD’s processors are widely used for gaming, in personal computers and traditional data-center servers.

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Earlier this month, TD Cowen downgraded Marvell stock, citing a lack of certainty around custom processor sales to partners like Amazon.

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The Panther Lake processors will be made on the company’s latest 18A chip manufacturing process.

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There is payroll processor ADP, which uses data from more than 26 million workers at ADP customer firms to gauge employment.

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