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UK
/pɹˈəʊsɛsɐ/
]
[ US /ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɝ/ ]
NOUN
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(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 - a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
- someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
How To Use processor In A Sentence
- The interesting thing about a supercomputer with a lot of processors in it is that it is, in some ways, no different to a cluster of computers, communicating through a network, and working together on a single application.
- Theoretical speed limits for a single processor are being approached.
- Virtually any UNIX or Linux system will compile SISAL code in single processor mode.
- Process chocolate wafers into fine crumbs in a food processor fitted with a metal blade.
- Modern processors have a special hardware facility, the Performance Monitor Unit (PMU), to collect the events related with the operations in the processor.
- In addition to the usual bug fixes, the update is said to add not only a web browser and an email program, but a word processor and a spreadsheet.
- To comply with the new regs, U.S. farmers and food processors would have to completely change the way they grow, store, produce, and transport their goods.
- The device has also had its internals souped up and now features a 400MHz processor and 128Mb of memory.
- The microprocessor adopts 89C52, and serial interface has adopted RS-485, can download and debug online, and connect with other equipments.
- Each thread includes a unique program counter, process stack, and set of processor registers.