/pɹɑˈsɛˌsɚz/ - [praseserz] -
We found 3 definitions of processors from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: processors |
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processor - someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.) | ||
worker sterile member of a colony of social insects that forages for food and cares for the larvae | ||
picture taking, photography the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies | ||
processor - a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market | ||
business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern, business something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" | ||
processor - (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached" | ||
central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, mainframe | ||
electronic equipment equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) | ||
computer hardware, hardware (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system | ||
computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system, computer a machine for performing calculations automatically | ||
computer science, computing the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |