central processor

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They integrate a central processor with the powerful graphics processing units for which the company is famous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

Workers will upgrade the data transmission from the dishes to a central processor.

From Science Magazine • Feb. 15, 2023

In his system, a signal from the sensors has to reach a certain threshold before being sent to a central processor.

From Scientific American • Jun. 30, 2022

Now, as Qualcomm looks to push 5G connectivity into laptops, it is pairing modems with a powerful central processor unit, or CPU, Amon said.

From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2021

Term originally referring to the cabinet containing the central processor unit or `main frame' of a room-filling Stone Age batch machine.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.