processor
processors
A processor is a person or machine that goes through certain procedures to achieve a particular result. A milk processor milks cows, stores the milk, pasteurizes it, and bottles it before you buy it a store.
There are many different kinds of processors, but what they all have in common is going through a process, a series of specific steps, to accomplish something. The food processor in your kitchen quickly dices pounds of onions, a task that would take considerable work to complete by hand. A word processor does the same for writing, allowing you to easily edit text. Computer processors control and move vast amounts of data. The Latin root means "advance or progress."
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someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
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type of:
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worker
a person who works at a specific occupation
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worker
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a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
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type of:
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business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
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business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern
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(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
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synonyms:
C.P.U., CPU, central processing unit, central processor, mainframe
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type of:
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electronic equipment, electronics
equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)
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computer hardware, hardware
(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
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electronic equipment, electronics
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