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Definition of Processor
1. Noun. A business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market.
Derivative terms: Process
2. Noun. Someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.).
Generic synonyms: Worker
Derivative terms: Process
3. Noun. (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"
Group relationships: Computer, Computing Device, Computing Machine, Data Processor, Electronic Computer, Information Processing System
Terms within: Cpu Board, Mother Board
Generic synonyms: Electronic Equipment, Computer Hardware, Hardware
Category relationships: Computer Science, Computing
Derivative terms: Process
Definition of Processor
1. Noun. A person who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.). ¹
2. Noun. A device which processes, which changes something. (rfex) ¹
3. Noun. A computer, especially as short for a microprocessor. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Processor
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Processor
Literary usage of Processor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 3-D Deterministic Radiation Transport Computer Programs: Features by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (1997)
"Any excess communicator not usable by the processor are assigned a null ...
All array data transferred among processors is packed by the sending processor, ..."
2. Practical Ideas for Teaching Writing As a Process by Carol B. Olson (1996)
"Y es, There Is a Better Way: Revising on the Word Processor By Russell Frank
English and Journalism Teacher, Chaparral Middle School, Walnut Valley Unified ..."
3. Towards SQL Database Language Extensions for Geographic Information Systems edited by Vincent B. Robinson, Henry Tom (1993)
"The local SQL processor conforms to Database Language SQL and has two integrated
client components, one conforming to the RDA/SQL Specialization and one ..."
4. Quality Determinants Of Mammography: Clinical Practice Guideline by Lawrence W. Bassett, R. Edward Hendrick (2004)
"Processor Specifications and Operating Conditions RECOMMENDATION: Processing
should be optimized for the film used by following the film manufacturer's ..."
5. Spatial Statistics and Imaging by Antonio Possolo (1991)
"We have implemented a 2048 element GAPP processor in our Electronic Systems and
Signals ... The Masscomp 55020 is a conventional 4 mip processor we use for ..."
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