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pro·ces·sor
 processor
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a person or thing that processes, especially something that treats or refines something or converts it from one type of thing into another.
The food processor will chop the celery into very fine bits.The processor for the bank is still working on your loan application. |
| definition 2: |
a computer.
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| definition 3: |
a central processing unit of a computer; CPU.
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| definition 4: |
a program on a computer that converts another program into a form that is acceptable to the computer.
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