processor
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Recorded since 1909, from process + -or.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) enPR: prōʹ-sĕs-ə(r), IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/
- (US) enPR: prŏʹ-sĕs-ər, IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/, /ˈpɹɑsəsɚ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
[edit]processor (plural processors)
- A person or institution who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.).
- He is a loan processor with a bank.
- A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.).
- The food processor shredded the vegetables.
- A central processing unit.
- This mainframe's processor is fast.
- A microprocessor.
- This computer has two processors, but only one keyboard.
Synonyms
[edit]- (microprocessor): central processing unit, CPU
Hyponyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- agroprocessor
- bioprocessor
- co-processor
- coprocessor
- cryptoprocessor
- front-end processor
- geoprocessor
- histoprocessor
- hydroprocessor
- interprocessor
- microprocessor
- multiprocessor
- multi-processor
- nanoprocessor
- neuroprocessor
- postprocessor
- preprocessor
- processor time
- single-processor
- subprocessor
- teleprocessor
- third party processor
- uniprocessor
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]device which processes
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microprocessor
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References
[edit]Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English processor.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]processor m (plural processors or processoren, diminutive processortje n)
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
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- English terms suffixed with -or
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- English lemmas
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- en:Computer hardware
- en:People
- Dutch terms borrowed from English
- Dutch terms derived from English
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛsɔr
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -s
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch nouns with lengthened vowel in the plural
- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Computing