processor | ||
1. | [ noun ] (business) a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market | |
Related terms: | business process | |
2. | [ noun ] (work) someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.) | |
Related terms: | worker photography | |
3. | [ noun ] (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 | |
Synonyms: | CPU C.P.U. central_processor mainframe central_processing_unit | |
Related terms: | electronic_equipment hardware computer CPU_board computer_science process | |
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