processor

[ pros-es-er or, especially British, proh-ses- ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that processes.

  2. 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
First recorded in 1905–10; process + -or2
  • Sometimes proc·ess·er .

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British Dictionary definitions for processor

processor

/ (ˈprəʊsɛsə) /


noun
  1. computing another name for central processing unit

  2. a person or thing that carries out a process

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Scientific definitions for processor

processor

[ prŏsĕs′ər, prōsĕs′- ]


  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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