microprocessor

[mahy-kroh-pros-es-er, ‐uh-ser; especially British ‐proh-ses-er, ‐suh-ser]

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noun

an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.

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Origin of microprocessor

First recorded in 1965–70; micro- + processor

Related formsmi·cro·proc·es·sing, noun

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Examples from the Web for microprocessor

A new computer, for instance, may or may not have a microprocessor made with conflict minerals.
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Currently every iOS device runs on a Samsung microprocessor: Apple orders about 200 million of them a year.
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Every Samsung microprocessor will go into a Samsung product.
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Apple makes the microprocessor, the device, the operating system, and some of the key applications.
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The capabilities of the integrated circuit (IC), and in particular the microprocessor, continue to increase unabated.
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British Dictionary definitions for microprocessor

microprocessor

noun

computing a single integrated circuit performing the basic functions of the central processing unit in a small computer

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Word Origin and History for microprocessor