microprocessor
[mahy-kroh-pros-es-er, ‐uh-ser; especially British ‐proh-ses-er, ‐suh-ser]
- an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.
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Origin of microprocessor
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A new computer, for instance, may or may not have a microprocessor made with conflict minerals.
Currently every iOS device runs on a Samsung microprocessor: Apple orders about 200 million of them a year.
Every Samsung microprocessor will go into a Samsung product.
Apple makes the microprocessor, the device, the operating system, and some of the key applications.
Historical Examples
The capabilities of the integrated circuit (IC), and in particular the microprocessor, continue to increase unabated.
Shock and AweHarlan K. Ullman
microprocessor
- computing a single integrated circuit performing the basic functions of the central processing unit in a small computer
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microprocessor
[mī′krō-prŏs′ĕs-ər]
- An integrated circuit that contains a processor, such as a central processing unit.
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