processor

• 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

• Processor (computer), de centrale besturingseenheid van een computer
• Processor (bosbouw), een bosbouwmachine

プロセッサの構成要素の分類として、比較的古い分類としては、演算装置と制御装置に分けることがある。また、理論的な議論では、厳密には記憶装置であるレジスタすなわち論理回路の用語で言うところの順序回路の部分を除いた、組み合わせ論理の部分のみを指すことがある（状態機械モデルと相性が悪い）。近年の分類としては、実行すべき命令を決め、全体を制御するユニットと、命令を実行する実行ユニットとに分けることがある。

1. OMDIRIGERING CPU