processor
pronunciation
How to pronounce processor in British English:
UK [ˈprəʊsesə(r)]
How to pronounce processor in American English:
US [ˈprɑːsesər]
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- Noun:
- a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
- someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
- (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
Word Origin
- processor (n.)
- 1909, agent noun in Latin form from process (v.). Data processor is from 1957; word processor is from 1973; food processor in the kitchen appliance sense also is from 1973.
Example
- 1. • A6 dual-core processor is 2x faster iphone 4s
- 2. That 's why you look at all our oems they all say ' this has a tegra processor . '
- 3. Problem was , my air chugged at times on account of its older core 2 duo processor .
- 4. It recently launched its high-speed , low power atom processor aimed at the smartphone and tablet market .
- 5. It 's the new processor and its improved power-conserving ways that are responsible for better battery life .