Definition of Microprocessor

1. Noun. Integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system. "A disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive"


Definition of Microprocessor

1. Noun. (computer hardware) the entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip). ¹

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Definition of Microprocessor

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Microprocessor

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Literary usage of Microprocessor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Computers and Information Technologies in Agricultural Production and edited by Karl Schneider (1998)
"This index was incorporated into software for a hand-held microprocessor to allow onsite evaluation. These evaluations have the potential to be used to set ..."

2. A History of the Personal Computer: The People and the Technology by Roy A. Allan (2001)
"The memory addressability is 4 gigabytes and the microprocessor became available at clock ... This was the first product application of the microprocessor. ..."

3. Mantech Project Book, 1992 (1993)
"(0 ozo cc o LU 111 METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR Microprocessor CHIP SET STATEMENT OF NEED CONTRACT NUMBER: F33«lS-85-C-5012 The data requirements for large ..."

4. Computer Models for Water-Resources Planning and Management: National Study by Ralph A. Wurbs (1997)
"IBM introduced its-based PC (Personal Computer) in 1981, followed in 1984 by the PC AT (Personal Computer, Advanced Technology) based on the microprocessor. ..."

5. A Bibliography of the Personal Computer: The Books and Periodical Articles by Roy A. Allan (2005)
"An obscure inventor's patent may rewrite microprocessor history. ... Describes development of 432 microprocessor. BYTE Staff. "Micro, Micro: Who Made The ..."

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