noun
processor
PROH-seh-suh
noun
1
The main chip in a computer that carries out instructions; a CPU.
"The new laptop has a faster processor than the old one."
2
A machine or person that processes something, such as food.
"She blitzed the vegetables in a food processor."
How to Use Processor
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe part of a computer (or machine) that does the actual processing work.
Common pairings
food processor
word processor
quad-core processor
Word Forms
processors plural
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Etymology
From process + the agent suffix -or, recorded in this sense since around 1909.