processor

American  

[pros-es-er, proh-ses-] / ˈprɒs ɛs ər, ˈproʊ sɛs- /

Sometimes processer

noun

1. a person or thing that processes.

2. 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.

3. food processor.

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processor British  

/ ˈprəʊsɛsə /

noun

1. computing another name for central processing unit

2. a person or thing that carries out a process

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processor Scientific  

/ prŏs′ĕs′ər,prō′sĕs′- /

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of processor

First recorded in 1905–10; process + -or ²

Example Sentences

Nvidia stock was rising early Wednesday as the chip maker’s shares looked past the entry of Arm Holdings into the artificial-intelligence processor market.

From Barron's

Farmers and processors are poised to benefit from rules requiring more biofuels for use at the nation’s gas stations and truckstops.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the end, the quantum processor was able to show how the crystal should behave.

From Barron's

While companies like Nvidia provide the AI processors, Lumentum and Coherent make the technology that allows chips to communicate with each other.

From Barron's

Arm’s new processors represent one of the starkest indications yet of how dramatically the rise of AI agents is changing the technology industry.

From The Wall Street Journal