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Definition of processor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

processor

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/ˈprəʊsesə(r)/

/ˈprɑːsesər/

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a machine, person or company that processes things
- The company is Ireland's largest dairy processor.
see also food processor

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(computing) a part of a computer that controls all the other parts of the system synonym central processing unitTopics Computersc1

see also microprocessor, raster image processor, word processor

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