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processor
Found in thesaurus: business, business concern, business organization, concern, business organisation, worker, hardware, computer hardware, electronic equipment
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processor
n.
something which performs actions; chip which performs calculations according to input received and sends the appropriate output (Computers)
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Processor
Processor, processor unit or processing unit may refer to:
Computing
Hardware
- Central processing unit (CPU), the hardware within a computer that executes a program
- if designed conforming to the Von Neumann architecture, it contains a processing unit and a control unit
- Microprocessor, a central processing unit contained on a single integrated circuit (IC)
- Application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a microprocessor designed for a particular use case, rather than intended for general-purpose use
- Application-specific instruction set processor (ASIP), a component used in system-on-a-chip design
- Graphics processing unit (GPU), a processor designed for doing dedicated graphics rendering computations
- Physics processing unit (PPU), a dedicated microprocessor designed to handle the calculations of physics
- Digital signal processor (DSP), a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing
- Image processor, a specialized DSP used for image processing in digital cameras, mobile phones or other devices
- Coprocessor
- Floating-point unit
- Network processor, a microprocessor specifically targeted at the networking application domain
- Audio processor, a microprocessor used in studios and radio stations
- Multi-core processor, single component with two or more independent CPUs (called "cores") on the same chip carrier or on the same die
- Front end processor, a helper processor for communication between a host computer and other devices
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processor
Noun
1. a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
(hypernym) business, concern, business concern, business organization, business organisation
(derivation) process, treat
2. someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
(hypernym) worker
(derivation) process, treat
(classification) photography, picture taking
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
(synonym) central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, mainframe
(hypernym) electronic equipment
(part-holonym) computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system
(part-meronym) CPU board, mother board
(derivation) process
(classification) computer science, computing
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processor
n.
procesor; robot; zpracovatel/-ka
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processor
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