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processor

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


NOUN
central processing unit
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Focusing solely on processor or memory fails to capture the full picture of hardware efficiency, said Murphy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Nvidia barely mentioned Arm Holdings in its press release announcing a new personal-computer processor, but investors think chip designer Arm could be the biggest winner of the endeavor.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

That’s because the chip can support higher memory capacity — with Micron memory chips being a likely beneficiary — and better efficiency than the average personal-computer processor.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Perhaps more importantly, it is reacting to a broadening AI processor market, flagging $20 billion in revenue from central-processing unit sales this year, adding to its core graphics-processing units.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

When the food processor hit the wall, the putrid batch of peanut butter splattered.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff




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