"processor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-processor.wav [US] Forms: processors [plural]
enPR: prōʹ-sĕs-ə(r), prŏʹ-sĕs-ər Etymology: Recorded since 1909, from process + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|process|or}} process + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} processor (plural processors)
  1. A person or institution who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.). Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-processor-en-noun-ToE8-d2o Disambiguation of People: 85 5 7 3
  2. A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.). Translations (device which processes): processador [masculine] (Catalan), verwerker [masculine] (Dutch), processeur [masculine] (French), επεξεργαστής (epexergastís) [masculine] (Greek), pemproses (Malay), pūtukatuka (Maori), procesor [masculine] (Polish), processador [masculine] (Portuguese), проце́ссор (procéssor) [masculine] (Russian), bộ xử lý (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-processor-en-noun-Fxpu7iVZ Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 39 37 15 Disambiguation of 'device which processes': 10 85 4 1
  3. A central processing unit. Categories (topical): Computer hardware
    Sense id: en-processor-en-noun-Lr4ehc9p Disambiguation of Computer hardware: 5 19 53 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 26 45 19 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 39 37 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 12 30 41 17
  4. A microprocessor. Synonyms (microprocessor): central processing unit, CPU Translations (microprocessor): مُعَالِج (muʕālij) [masculine] (Arabic), պրոցեսոր (procʻesor) (Armenian), працэ́сар (pracésar) [masculine] (Belarusian), проце́сор (procésor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), processador [masculine] (Catalan), 處理器 (Chinese Mandarin), 处理器 (chǔlǐqì) (Chinese Mandarin), 處理機 (Chinese Mandarin), 处理机 (chùlǐjī) (Chinese Mandarin), procesor [masculine] (Czech), processor [masculine] (Dutch), centrale verwerkingseenheid (Dutch), CVE (Dutch), CPU (Dutch), protsessor (Estonian), suoritin (Finnish), prosessori (Finnish), processeur [masculine] (French), პროცესორი (ṗrocesori) (Georgian), Prozessor [masculine] (German), μικροεπεξεργαστής (mikroepexergastís) [masculine] (Greek), प्रक्रमक (prakramak) (Hindi), processore [masculine] (Italian), プロセッサ (purosessa) (Japanese), 演算機 (enzanki) (alt: えんざんき) (Japanese), 프로세서 (peuroseseo) (Korean), procesorius [masculine] (Lithuanian), प्रोसेसर (prosesar) [masculine] (Marathi), prosessor [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), prosessor [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), procesor [masculine] (Polish), processador (Portuguese), procesor [neuter] (Romanian), проце́ссор (procéssor) [masculine] (Russian), procesor [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), obradnik [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), procesor [masculine] (Slovak), procesador [masculine] (Spanish), processor [common-gender] (Swedish), işlemci (Turkish), проце́сор (procésor) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-processor-en-noun-4zg-7rUl Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 39 37 15 Disambiguation of 'microprocessor': 2 9 27 62 Disambiguation of 'microprocessor': 2 9 27 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: food processor, front-end processor, microprocessor, nanoprocessor, third party processor, word processor Related terms: procedure, processus

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      ],
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "suoritin"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "word": "prosessori"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
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      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "word": "პროცესორი"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Prozessor"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mikroepexergastís",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μικροεπεξεργαστής"
    },
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      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "prakramak",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "word": "प्रक्रमक"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "purosessa",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "word": "プロセッサ"
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      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "word": "演算機"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "peuroseseo",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "word": "프로세서"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
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      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "procesorius"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "prosesar",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "प्रोसेसर"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prosessor"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "procesor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "word": "processador"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "procesor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "procéssor",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "проце́ссор"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "procesor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "obradnik"
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "procesador"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "processor"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
      "word": "işlemci"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "procésor",
      "sense": "microprocessor",
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      "word": "проце́сор"
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