PROCESSOR Definition & Meaning

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processor

[ pros-es-eror, especially British, proh-ses- ]

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noun

a person or thing that processes.
Computers.
1. a controller, the key component of a computing device that contains the circuitry necessary to interpret and execute electrical signals fed into the device.
2. a computer.
food processor.

processor

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noun

computing another name for central processing unit
a person or thing that carries out a process

processor

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A part of a computer, such as the central processing unit, that performs calculations or other manipulations of data.
A program that translates another program into a form acceptable by the computer being used.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of processor¹

First recorded in 1905–10; process + -or ²

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He later referred payment processors to this mailing history to fend off requests for refunds from upset customers around the world, prosecutors said.

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The firm provides IT and software services to organisations around the country, including the NHS and other health providers, handling information in its role as a data processor.

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“Those who call carbon a pollutant might want to lay down their word processor,” Hawken writes.

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Nevertheless, the US "is open to discussing partnerships in this sector" that align with the executive order aimed at making the US a "leading producer and processor of non-fuel minerals, including rare earth minerals".

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Farmers worry that processors who export the canned tomatoes will face steep retaliatory tariffs that will drive down demand in those countries or pressure the growers to lower their prices.

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