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processor

[pros-es-er, proh-ses-] / ˈprɒs ɛs ər, ˈproʊ sɛs- /


NOUN
central processing unit
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Meanwhile, combine the ricotta, heavy cream, confectioners’ sugar, citrus zest, vanilla and salt in a food processor.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Stripe, a closely held payments processor, counts venture-capital firm Sequoia Capital among its investors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

PayPal, the struggling payments processor, rallied in premarket trade on Wednesday on a report that rival Stripe is teaming up with private-equity group Advent International on a bid.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

The payroll processor said hiring was slow but demand for labor was improving.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

But if the Stormbreakers were based on the round processor there couldn’t possibly be any need for such extremes—and anyway, this was like nothing Alex had ever seen before.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

The company fell behind during the rise of the mobile internet and ceded ground to rivals making processors for smartphones, data center servers and other devices in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Their performance now approaches the timescales needed for practical quantum technologies and makes magnons comparable to the superconducting qubits used in today's leading quantum processors.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

Supplies of smaller memory processors, like solid-state drives, are drying up on the market, fueling a crunch that’s hitting smartphones and laptops of all brands.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

Separately, computer processors and electronic circuit boards don't like too much heat, says Nigel Linge, professor emeritus at the University of Salford.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Some other Japanese industries are organized very differently from the food processors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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