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  • 1processor — 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 …

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  • 2Processor — 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… …

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  • 3processor — 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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  • 4processor — ► NOUN 1) a machine that processes something. 2) Computing a central processing unit …

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  • 5processor — or processer [prä′ses΄ər, prä′səsər] n. 1. a person or thing that processes 2. CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT …

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  • 6processor */*/ — 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… …

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  • 7processor — 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 …

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  • 8processor — [[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&#8230; …

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  • 9Processor — I Processor   [englisch, prəʊsesə(r)], Prozessor. II Processor   [engl.], Prozessor …

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  • 10processor — noun Processor is used before these nouns: ↑architecture, ↑speed Processor is used after these nouns: ↑food, ↑image …

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