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microprocessor

[mahy-kroh-pros-es-er, ‑uh-ser, ‑-proh-ses-er, ‑suh-ser] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌprɒs ɛs ər, ‑ə sər, ‑ˌproʊ sɛs ər, ‑sə sər /


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Two new technologies have reignited the “founder’s fire”: the microprocessor and the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal May 10, 2026

The company released memory chips before creating the world’s first commercially available microprocessor and other innovations that made it possible for companies to build more affordable computers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2025

Your phone may have more than 15 billion tiny transistors packed into its microprocessor chips.

From Science Daily Nov. 22, 2023

According to India’s government, the microprocessor chips that power all things digital will soon be fully made in India.

From New York Times Sep. 13, 2023

These master-regulatory genes work by turning other genes on and off; they can be likened to circuits in a microprocessor.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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