processor

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1909, from process +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: prōʹ-sĕs-ə(r), IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/
  • (US) enPR: prŏʹ-sĕs-ər, IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/, /ˈpɹɑsəsɚ/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

processor (plural processors)

  1. A person or institution who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.).
    He is a loan processor with a bank.
  2. A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.).
    The food processor shredded the vegetables.
    • 2019 June 27, Jack Schofield, “What’s the best cheap tablet or e-reader for PDF files?”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎[1], London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 October 2026:
      A smartphone is not the best camera, notebook, word processor, audio recorder, radio, MP3 player, map reader, pedometer and so on, but it is good enough replace numerous separate devices for most people most of the time.
  3. A central processing unit.
    This mainframe's processor is fast.
  4. A microprocessor.
    This computer has two processors, but only one keyboard.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English processor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌproːˈsɛ.sɔr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pro‧ces‧sor
  • Rhymes: -ɛsɔr

Noun

processor m (plural processors or processoren, diminutive processortje n)

  1. (computing) a microprocessor

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