Definition of Processor

1. Noun. A business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market.


2. Noun. Someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.).
Category relationships: Photography, Picture Taking
Generic synonyms: Worker
Derivative terms: Process

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"

Definition of Processor

1. Noun. A person who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.). ¹

2. Noun. A device which processes, which changes something. (rfex) ¹

3. Noun. A computer, especially as short for a microprocessor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Processor

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Processor

processional march
processionalist
processionalists
processionally
processionals
processionaries
processionary
processioned
processioning
processions
processive
processively
processivities
processivity
processome
processor
processors
processual
processualism
processualist
processualists
processus coronoideus
processwide
prochain
prochein
prochiral
prochirality
prochlorperazine
prochoice
prochoicer

Literary usage of Processor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. 3-D Deterministic Radiation Transport Computer Programs: Features by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (1997)
"Any excess communicator not usable by the processor are assigned a null ... All array data transferred among processors is packed by the sending processor, ..."

2. Practical Ideas for Teaching Writing As a Process by Carol B. Olson (1996)
"Y es, There Is a Better Way: Revising on the Word Processor By Russell Frank English and Journalism Teacher, Chaparral Middle School, Walnut Valley Unified ..."

3. Towards SQL Database Language Extensions for Geographic Information Systems edited by Vincent B. Robinson, Henry Tom (1993)
"The local SQL processor conforms to Database Language SQL and has two integrated client components, one conforming to the RDA/SQL Specialization and one ..."

4. Quality Determinants Of Mammography: Clinical Practice Guideline by Lawrence W. Bassett, R. Edward Hendrick (2004)
"Processor Specifications and Operating Conditions RECOMMENDATION: Processing should be optimized for the film used by following the film manufacturer's ..."

5. Spatial Statistics and Imaging by Antonio Possolo (1991)
"We have implemented a 2048 element GAPP processor in our Electronic Systems and Signals ... The Masscomp 55020 is a conventional 4 mip processor we use for ..."

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