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processor

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


NOUN
central processing unit
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Stanton writes in a note that the Integro CI sound processor from Sonova-owned Advanced Bionics could modestly constrain Australia-listed Cochlear’s share of processor upgrades and new system wins in selected European markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The team found that the processor could also become more capable by increasing the physical depth of its passive optical decoder without substantially increasing energy use or inference latency.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

With only minimal fine-tuning, the optical processor achieved 94.80% accuracy and 97.61% sensitivity on previously unseen VEO-3 videos during experiments.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

U.S. export controls forced Nvidia to take a $4.5 billion charge last year related to its China-focused H20 processor.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

The processor was slower than a sloth by current standards, but it was fine for my needs.

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

But wait — he has no soul, just wires, processors, fluid and whatnot, plus a set of AI personas guiding his interactions with the human world.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

The EU wants to ramp up its capacity and is pouring billions into so-called AI gigafactories made up of advanced AI processors and energy-efficient data centres for companies and research labs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

They must update and clarify federal regulators’ standards for reviewing bank mergers to account for innovative fintech providers and others, such as crypto companies and payment processors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The processors can be “bought in the secondary market at a spot price, and are also made by Chinese companies,” Luria noted.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

But even the best software isn’t smart enough to assign trees reliably, so writers cannot offload the task of minding the tree onto their word processors.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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