microprocessor
noun
mi·cro·pro·ces·sor
ˌmī-krō-ˈprä-ˌse-sər 
-ˈprō-
: a computer processor contained on an integrated-circuit chip
also
: such a processor with memory and associated circuits
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To put that all another way, VESA came up with a slightly faster bus standard for the next generation of graphics cards, one just fast enough to meet the needs of Intel’s recent i486 microprocessor users.
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IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2024
High-speed, high-capacity memory chips hold and quickly shuttle data to a computer’s microprocessor, which converts it into text, sound and images.
—Steve Lohr, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Photo : Mercedes-Benz AG Each of the four electric motors is equipped with a unique two-speed transmission—to deliver proper low-speed thrust—and connected to a microprocessor in order to provide power instantaneously to whatever wheel or wheels most need it.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Powering this was a relatively simple set of silicon with an 8-bit Motorola 6809 microprocessor at its heart, the same processor behind arcade classics like Robotron: 2084 and many later Williams pinball machines.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024
As part of the policies, the Beijing government will do away with U.S. microprocessors from Intel and AMD, the Financial Times reported.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
What Burn Book makes clear is that just like microprocessors, oddball founders, and VC pitch decks, Swisher is part of the firmament of the technology industry.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
Intel had invented microprocessors only four years earlier.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2023
The electromechanical movement is equipped with a microprocessor specially designed to conserve energy.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 18 May 2024
High-speed, high-capacity memory chips hold and quickly shuttle data to a computer’s microprocessor, which converts it into text, sound and images.
—Steve Lohr, New York Times, 16 May 2024
Photo : Mercedes-Benz AG Each of the four electric motors is equipped with a unique two-speed transmission—to deliver proper low-speed thrust—and connected to a microprocessor in order to provide power instantaneously to whatever wheel or wheels most need it.
—Brett Berk, Robb Report, 13 May 2024
Powering this was a relatively simple set of silicon with an 8-bit Motorola 6809 microprocessor at its heart, the same processor behind arcade classics like Robotron: 2084 and many later Williams pinball machines.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024
As part of the policies, the Beijing government will do away with U.S. microprocessors from Intel and AMD, the Financial Times reported.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2024
What Burn Book makes clear is that just like microprocessors, oddball founders, and VC pitch decks, Swisher is part of the firmament of the technology industry.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
Intel had invented microprocessors only four years earlier.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2023
The electromechanical movement is equipped with a microprocessor specially designed to conserve energy.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
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microprocessor
noun
mi·cro·pro·ces·sor
ˌmī-krō-ˈpräs-ˌes-ər
-ˈprōs-
: a cpu contained on an integrated-circuit chip
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