Processer
noun
1.
a person or thing that processes.
2.
Computers.
a controller, the key component of a computing device that contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute electrical signals fed into the device.
a computer.
3.
food processor.
noun
1.
(computing) another name for central processing unit
2.
a person or thing that carries out a process
processor
(prŏs’ěs’ər, prō’sěs’-)
A part of a computer, such as the central processing unit, that performs calculations or other manipulations of data.
A program that translates another program into a form acceptable by the computer being used.
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- Processes
noun, plural processes [pros-es-iz, ‐uh-siz, ‐uh-seez or, esp. British, proh-ses-iz, proh-suh-seez] /ˈprɒs ɛs ɪz, ‐ə sɪz, ‐əˌsiz or, esp. British, ˈproʊ sɛs ɪz, ˈproʊ sə siz/ (Show IPA) 1. a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk. 2. a continuous action, operation, or series of changes taking […]
- Processible
adjective 1. capable of being processed.
- Process id
process identifier
- Process identifier
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