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.
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Nearby words
procession, processional, processionary, processionary moth, processive, processor, prochein ami, prochlorite, prochloron, prochondral, prochoos
Sometimes proc·ess·er.
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Examples from the Web for processor
“The processor that powers Aakash is more powerful than the computers we used not too long ago,” he says.
British Dictionary definitions for processor
processor
/ (ˈprəʊsɛsə) /
noun
computing another name for central processing unit
a person or thing that carries out a process
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Word Origin and History for processor
processor
1909, agent noun in Latin form from process (v.). Data processor is from 1957; word processor is from 1973; food processor in the kitchen appliance sense also is from 1973.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Science 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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