processor

[ pros-es-er or, esp. British, proh-ses- ]

/ ˈprɒs ɛs ər or, esp. British, ˈproʊ sɛs- /

noun

a person or thing that processes.

Computers.

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

food processor.

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Words nearby processor

procession, processional, processionary, processionary moth, processive, processor, prochein ami, prochlorite, prochloron, prochondral, prochoos

Sometimes proc·ess·er.

Origin of processor

First recorded in 1905–10; process + -or²

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British Dictionary definitions for processer

processor

/ (ˈprəʊsɛsə) /

noun

computing another name for central processing unit

a person or thing that carries out a process

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Science definitions for processer

processor

[ prŏs′ĕs′ər, prō′sĕs′- ]

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

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