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 Meaning of PROCESSOR
| Pronunciation: |  | 'prowsesur 
 
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[n]  (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  [n]  a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market  [n]  someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)   |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | C.P.U., central processing unit, central processor, CPU, mainframe |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, computer, computer hardware, computing device, computing machine, concern, CPU board, data processor, electronic computer, electronic equipment, hardware, information processing system, mother board, worker |  |     |  |  Computing Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | central processing unit |  |  |    |  |