processor
n.
something which performs actions; chip which performs calculations according to input received and sends the appropriate output (Computers)
Central processing unit
A central processing unit (CPU), or sometimes simply processor, is the component in a
digital computer capable of executing a program. It interprets computer program
instructions and processes
data. CPUs provide the fundamental digital computer trait of
programmability, and are one of the necessary components found in
computers of any era, along with
primary storage and
input/output facilities. A CPU that is manufactured as a single
integrated circuit is usually known as a
microprocessor. Beginning in the mid-1970s, microprocessors of ever-increasing complexity and power gradually supplanted other designs, and today the term "CPU" is usually applied to some type of microprocessor.
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processor
Noun
1. a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
(hypernym) business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
(derivation) process, treat
2. someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
(hypernym) worker
(derivation) process, treat
(classification) photography, picture taking
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
(synonym) central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, mainframe
(hypernym) electronic equipment
(part-holonym) computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
(part-meronym) CPU board, mother board
(derivation) process
(classification) computer science, computing
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