processor
1. a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market (Freq. 1)
• Derivationally related forms:
process
• Hypernyms:
business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
2. someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
• Derivationally related forms:
process
• Topics:
photography, picture taking
• Hypernyms:
worker
3. (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
• Syn:
central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, mainframe
• Derivationally related forms:
process
• Topics:
computer science, computing
• Hypernyms:
electronic equipment, hardware, computer hardware
• Part Holonyms:
computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
• Part Meronyms:
CPU board, mother board
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