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processor

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/

The English word “processor” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A person or institution who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.).
  2. A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.).
  3. A central processing unit.
  4. A microprocessor.

Etymology

Recorded since 1909, from process + -or.

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