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proc·es·sor

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–noun

1.	a person or thing that processes.

Computers.

computer.

b.	controller (def. 5).

3.	food processor.

Also, proc·ess·er.

[Origin: 1905–10; process + -or²

]

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proc·es·sor Audio Help (prŏs'ěs'ər, prō'sěs'-) Pronunciation Key
n.

One that processes, especially an apparatus for preparing, treating, or converting material: a wood pulp processor.
Computer Science
1. A computer.
2. A central processing unit.
3. A program that translates another program into a form acceptable by the computer being used.

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processor
noun
1.	a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
2.	someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
3.	(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached" [syn: central processing unit]

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processor Audio Help (prŏs'ěs'ər, prō'sěs'-) Pronunciation Key

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.