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PROCESSOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
Example:
the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached
Synonyms:
C.P.U.; central processing unit; central processor; CPU; mainframe; processor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("processor" is a kind of...):
electronic equipment (equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor))
computer hardware; hardware ((computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system)
Meronyms (parts of "processor"):
CPU board; mother board (the main circuit board for a computer)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Holonyms ("processor" is a part of...):
computer; computing device; computing machine; data processor; electronic computer; information processing system (a machine for performing calculations automatically)
Derivation:
process (perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("processor" is a kind of...):
business; business concern; business organisation; business organization; concern (a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it)
Derivation:
process (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("processor" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
Domain category:
photography; picture taking (the act of taking and printing photographs)
Derivation:
process (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)
