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processor

[ pros-es-er or, especially British, proh-ses- ]
/ ˈprɒs ɛs ər or, especially British, ˈproʊ sɛs- /
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noun
a person or thing that processes.
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.
food processor.
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Sometimes proc·ess·er .

Origin of processor

First recorded in 1905–10; process + -or2
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Words related to processor

skinner, slaughterer, central processor, mainframe

British Dictionary definitions for processor

processor
/ (ˈprəʊsɛsə) /
noun
computing another name for central processing unit
a person or thing that carries out a process
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for processor

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.
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