processor
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processor
- /ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/ US
- /ˈpɹɑsəsɚ/ US
Where it comes from
Recorded since 1909, from process + -or.
noun processors
- A person or institution who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.). He is a loan processor with a bank.
- A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.). The food processor shredded the vegetables.
- A central processing unit. This mainframe's processor is fast.
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A microprocessor.
This computer has two processors, but only one keyboard.
Similar: central processing unit, CPU
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noun device which processes
| Español | procesador |
|---|---|
| Português | processador |
| Français | processeur |
| Italiano | processore |
| Ελληνικά | επεξεργαστής epexergastís |
| Русский | проце́ссор procéssor |
| Tiếng Việt | bộ xử lý |
noun microprocessor
| Español | procesador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 프로세서 peuroseseo |
| 日本語 | プロセッサ purosessa, 演算機 enzanki |
| 中文 | 處理器 /处理器 chǔlǐqì, 處理機 /处理机 chùlǐjī |
| हिन्दी | प्रक्रमक prakramak |
| Português | processador |
| Français | processeur |
| Deutsch | Prozessor |
| Italiano | processore |
| Ελληνικά | μικροεπεξεργαστής mikroepexergastís |
| Română | procesor |
| Русский | проце́ссор procéssor |
| العربية | مُعَالِج muʕālij |
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title = {processor},
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