processor

Plural: processors

Noun

• a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
• someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
• (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
• A person or institution who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.).
• A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.).
• A central processing unit.
• A microprocessor.

Examples

• "He is a loan processor with a bank."
• "The food processor shredded the vegetables."
• "This computer has two processors, but only one keyboard."
• "This mainframe's processor is fast."

Synonyms

C.P.U., central processing unit, central processor, CPU, mainframe

Related Words

procedure, processus