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processor

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


NOUN
central processing unit
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Payroll processor ADP will release the National Employment Report, which estimates payroll growth among private employers.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Payments processor Block in February announced it was cutting nearly half of its staff, in a move Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said was due to AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Worthington Steel sank 15% after the steel processor reported that its third-quarter profit fell from a year ago as a tough macroeconomic environment weighs on demand.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

SK Hynix was an early leader in high-bandwidth memory, which enables processor chips made by the likes of Nvidia to carry out speedier AI computations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

It had a new overclocked processor that was so fast its cycle-time bordered on precognition.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline