preprocessor
[ pree-pros-es-er, -uh-ser or, esp. British, -proh-ses-er, -suh-ser ]
/ ˈpriˌprɒs ɛs ər, -ə sər or, esp. British, -ˌproʊ sɛs ər, -sə sər /
noun Computers.
a program that performs some type of processing, as organization of data or preliminary computation, in advance of another program that will perform most of the processing.
Nearby words
preprandial, prepreference, prepress, preprimary, preprint, preprocessor, preproduction, preprofessional, preprogram, prepsychotic, prepuberal
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