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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

Sony uses a processor designed with Advanced Micro Devices.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 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

Amazon will have to hope new hardware such as its collaboration External link with chip start-up Cerebras Systems and its in-house processor development will lower the costs of delivering AI to customers over time.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 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