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processor

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


NOUN
central processing unit
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Broadcom has clinched a series of extended AI processor design deals, while Marvell is riding enthusiasm about optical-networking components.

From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026

Credo said the deal will position the company to address the demand for both electrical and optical interconnects through a vertically integrated stack that includes its SerDes and digital signal processor technology.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The Ising family, named after a landmark mathematical model, “run the world’s best quantum processor calibration and allow researchers to tackle larger, more complex problems,” Nvidia said.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

JBS, the largest beef processor in the U.S., said the new labor deal, which runs through April 2028, is mostly the same as the one it presented to the union months ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

It used a 16-bit processor, which allowed double the processing capability of the 8-bit Nintendo, an early sign that the power of these machines would soar with each generation.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel