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processor

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


NOUN
central processing unit
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Wise Group shares rose after the payment processor reported a market-beating $660.4 million pretax profit and a new $500 million buyback program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The three together dominate the business of memory chips called DRAM, which get used alongside Nvidia’s processor chips for AI computing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

There is now a server processor with real specifications, a memory architecture with a brand, a named customer in Meta and a revenue ramp with dates attached.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

OpenAI introduced its custom AI processor, “Jalapeño,” designed for AI inference, utilizing Broadcom silicon and Celestica rack tech.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 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




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