- processor
- processor 1909, agent noun in Latin form from PROCESS (Cf. process). Data processor is 1958; word processor is c.1974; food processor is 1977.
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processor — pro‧ces‧sor [ˈprəʊsesə ǁ ˈprɑːsesər] noun [countable] 1. COMPUTING the central part of a computer that does the calculations on the information put into it: • an Intel Pentium III processor • systems that need a big expensive central processor to … Financial and business terms
Processor — may refer to:* Central processing unit (CPU), the part of a computer that interprets instructions * Microprocessor, a CPU on one chip as part of a microcomputer * Graphics processing unit (GPU / VPU), a dedicated graphics rendering device for a… … Wikipedia
processor — ► NOUN 1) a machine that processes something. 2) Computing a central processing unit … English terms dictionary
processor — or processer [prä′ses΄ər, prä′səsər] n. 1. a person or thing that processes 2. CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT … English World dictionary
processor */*/ — UK [ˈprəʊˌsesə(r)] / US [ˈprɑˌsesər] noun [countable] Word forms processor : singular processor plural processors 1) computing the part of a computer that controls and performs all its operations 2) a) a food processor b) any machine that… … English dictionary
processor — noun Date: 1909 1. one that processes < scrap processor > < agricultural processor > 2. a. (1) computer (2) cpu b. a computer program (as a compiler) that puts another program into a form acceptable to the computer … New Collegiate Dictionary
processor — [[t]pro͟ʊsesə(r), AM prɑ͟ːs [/t]] processors 1) N COUNT A processor is the part of a computer that interprets commands and performs the processes the user has requested. → See also word processor Syn: CPU 2) N COUNT A processor is someone or… … English dictionary
Processor — I Processor [englisch, prəʊsesə(r)], Prozessor. II Processor [engl.], Prozessor … Universal-Lexikon
processor — noun Processor is used before these nouns: ↑architecture, ↑speed Processor is used after these nouns: ↑food, ↑image … Collocations dictionary
processor — n. a food; word processor * * * [ prəʊsesə] word processor a food … Combinatory dictionary
