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processor

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: processor

1
 n
someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
2
 n
(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: processor
1

n someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)

Type of:
worker
a person who works at a specific occupation

n a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market

Type of:
business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
2

n (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing

Synonyms:
C.P.U., CPU, central processing unit, central processor, mainframe
Type of:
electronic equipment
equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
computer hardware, hardware
(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
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