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Definition of processor - 7 dictionary results
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proc⋅es⋅sor

  [pros-es-er or, especially Brit., proh-ses-]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that processes.
2. Computers.
a. computer.
b. controller (def. 5).
3. food processor.
Also, proc⋅ess⋅er.

Origin:
1905–10; process + -or 2
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com⋅put⋅er

  [kuhm-pyoo-ter]
–noun
1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Compare analog computer, digital computer.
2. a person who computes; computist.
Origin:
1640–50; compute + -er 1 ; cf. MF computeur

Related forms:
com⋅put⋅er⋅like, adjective

con⋅trol⋅ler

  [kuhn-troh-ler]
–noun
1. an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
2. a person who regulates, directs, or restrains.
3. British Aeronautics. a dispatcher.
4. a regulating mechanism; governor.
5. Also called control unit, processor. Computers. the key component of a peripheral device, as a terminal, printer, or external storage unit, that contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute instructions fed into the device.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME countrollour < AF countrero(u)llour, MF contrerolleur, equiv. to contrerolle duplicate roll (see control ) + -eur, -our < L -ōr- -or 2 or -ātōr- -ator

Related forms:
con⋅trol⋅ler⋅ship, noun

food processor

 
–noun
an electric appliance with interchangeable blades within a closed container into which food is inserted for slicing, shredding, mincing, chopping, puréeing, or otherwise processing at high speeds.
Also called processor.

Origin:
1970–75

Related forms:
food processing, noun
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proc·es·sor   (prŏs'ěs'ər, prō'sěs'-)   
n.  
  1. One that processes, especially an apparatus for preparing, treating, or converting material: a wood pulp processor.
  2. 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   (prŏs'ěs'ər, prō'sěs'-)  Pronunciation Key 
  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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processor
central processing unit

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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