processor
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.
Origin of processor
1- Sometimes proc·ess·er .
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How to use processor in a sentence
This approach has allowed us to scale up from the handful of qubits researchers were experimenting with a decade ago to processors that are now approaching the 100-qubit mark.
Connecting Distant Qubits Just Brought Distributed Quantum Computing Closer | Edd Gent | February 8, 2021 | Singularity HubThey do, after all, feature full PC operating systems and faster processors.
Best 2 in 1 laptops: Work hard, play hard with these versatile picks | PopSci Commerce Team | January 27, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe comprehensive proposal from PBOC also defines how payments processors handle customer data.
The leading maker of mobile chips for smartphones already revealed its latest processor designs in recent weeks.
Chip Wars 2021: What AMD, Intel, and Nvidia announced at CES | Aaron Pressman | January 12, 2021 | FortuneReturn the mixture in the food processor to the mixing bowl.
The Salted Honey Chess Pie the Grey’s Mashama Bailey and John O. Morisano Freak Out Over | Monica Burton | January 12, 2021 | Eater
Combine the cold butter and flour in the bowl of a food processor.
His colleague at the British Museum, Dr. Jeremy Hill, who curated the 100 Objects book, opted for the word processor.
They buy whole animals from the farmers, and partner with a meat processor to make the cuts and dry-age the meat.
Freshway Foods A fresh produce processor and packer, Freshway Logistics is a for-hire carrier of mainly refrigerated products.
After Hobby Lobby, These 82 Corporations Could Drop Birth Control Coverage | Abby Haglage | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2011, the FDIC released a report titled “Managing Risks in Third-Party Payment processor Relationships.”
I fired up my Xbox and opened a word-processor and started to brainstorm ideas for my papers.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowThe Central processor requires a length of five and one half feet.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) | Digital Equipment CorporationThe Central processor and memory together require thirty amperes of 110 volts single phase 60 cycle ac.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) | Digital Equipment CorporationThis instruction group performs miscellaneous operations on various Central processor Registers.
Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3) | Digital Equipment CorporationBehind or inside the word processor, as behind any digital processing machine, are standardized components.
The Civilization of Illiteracy | Mihai Nadin
British Dictionary definitions for processor
/ (ˈprəʊsɛsə) /
computing another name for central processing unit
a person or thing that carries out a process
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Scientific definitions for 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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