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processor

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


NOUN
central processing unit
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Stripe is primarily a payments processor, helping companies across the internet accept payments, but it has recently tried to expand into new areas such as infrastructure for AI and stablecoin payments.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Meanwhile, combine the ricotta, heavy cream, confectioners’ sugar, citrus zest, vanilla and salt in a food processor.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Brazil-based rare-earth miner and processor Serra Verde Group said earlier this year that it had secured a $565 million financing package from a U.S. government agency.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Bank of America’s own data, based on customer deposits, points to better jobs-market growth than either the Bureau of Labor Statistics or payrolls processor ADP is reporting.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

While Uncle Vernon made furious telephone calls to the post office and the dairy trying to find someone to complain to, Aunt Petunia shredded the letters in her food processor.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

Different types of memory chips that store digital information are used in AI systems alongside powerful processors able to crunch data to generate chatbot responses or realistic images.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Their performance now approaches the timescales needed for practical quantum technologies and makes magnons comparable to the superconducting qubits used in today's leading quantum processors.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

Yes, as these companies’ statements uniformly note, those chips are being taken up by the A.I. data center rush, with Google and OpenAI leading the way in hoarding these processors.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

Separately, computer processors and electronic circuit boards don't like too much heat, says Nigel Linge, professor emeritus at the University of Salford.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Word processors have dictionaries, but not common sense—at least not yet.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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