Processor
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.
central processing unit
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