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- [pros-es-er or, esp. British, proh-ses-]
- /ˈprɒs ɛs ər or, esp. British, ˈproʊ sɛs-/
- /ˈprəʊ.ses.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pros-es-er or, esp. British, proh-ses-]
- /ˈprɒs ɛs ər or, esp. British, ˈproʊ sɛs-/
Definitions of processor word
- noun processor a person or thing that processes. 1
- noun processor 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. 1
- noun processor food processor. 1
- noun processor computing: central processing unit 1
- noun processor manufacturing: machine that treats 1
- noun Definition of processor in Technology (architecture, processor) (CPU, processor) The part of a computer which controls all the other parts. Designs vary widely but the CPU generally consists of the control unit, the arithmetic and logic unit (ALU), registers, temporary buffers and various other logic. The control unit fetches instructions from memory and decodes them to produce signals which control the other parts of the computer. These signals cause it to transfer data between memory and ALU or to activate peripherals to perform input or output. Various types of memory, including cache, RAM and ROM, are often considered to be part of the CPU, particularly in modern microprocessors where a single integrated circuit may contain one or more processors as well as any or all of the above types of memory. The CPU, and any of these components that are in separate chips, are usually all located on the same printed circuit board, known as the motherboard. This in turn is located in the system unit (sometimes incorrectly referred to as the "CPU"). A parallel computer has several CPUs which may share other resources such as memory and peripherals. The term "processor" has to some extent replaced "CPU", though RAM and ROM are not logically part of the processor. 1
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Origin of processor
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; process + -or2
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Parts of speech for Processor
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processor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
processor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for processor
noun processor
- central processing unit — the part of a computer that performs logical and arithmetical operations on the data as specified in the instructions
- cpu — In a computer, the CPU is the part that processes all the data and makes the computer work. CPU is an abbreviation for 'central processing unit'.
- mainframe — a large computer, often the hub of a system serving many users.
- computer — a device, usually electronic, that processes data according to a set of instructions. The digital computer stores data in discrete units and performs arithmetical and logical operations at very high speed. The analog computer has no memory and is slower than the digital computer but has a continuous rather than a discrete input. The hybrid computer combines some of the advantages of digital and analog computers
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