processor
noun
pro·ces·sor
ˈprä-ˌse-sər 
ˈprō-
Examples of processor in a Sentence
the largest seafood processor in the country
Recent Examples on the Web
Phones already come with powerful processors, decent heat dissipation, and sophisticated wireless connectivity.
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Allison Johnson, The Verge, 21 Apr. 2024
Advertisement According to Michael Payne, a researcher and outreach coordinator at the Western Institute of Food Safety and Security at UC Davis, there was at least one commercial processor of poultry litter in the state — Imperial Western Products, based in Coachella.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Apple is working on a fix Last year, Huawei’s popular Mate 60 smartphone made headlines when the US government sought more information about the Pro model, which included a sophisticated processor.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Conveniently for everyone involved, Eddy is the chief operating officer of an alternative payment processor, GabPay.
—Lisa Hagen, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Target The older version of the Pro 9 is our pick for a laptop/tablet hybrid; this version has a faster processor.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
Given the results and the much greater network performance demands expected from speedier processors, RAM, and nonvolatile storage, Ethernet’s limited performance was a serious problem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2024
The poultry processor, which supplies grocery stores including Ralphs and Aldi, was ordered to pay nearly $3.8 million in fines and back wages.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Aside from the Fire Max 11, the Fire HD 10 boasts the most capable processor and biggest, sharpest screen of all the Fire tablets.
—Cierra Cowan, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
Allison Johnson, The Verge, 21 Apr. 2024
Advertisement According to Michael Payne, a researcher and outreach coordinator at the Western Institute of Food Safety and Security at UC Davis, there was at least one commercial processor of poultry litter in the state — Imperial Western Products, based in Coachella.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Apple is working on a fix Last year, Huawei’s popular Mate 60 smartphone made headlines when the US government sought more information about the Pro model, which included a sophisticated processor.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Conveniently for everyone involved, Eddy is the chief operating officer of an alternative payment processor, GabPay.
—Lisa Hagen, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
Target The older version of the Pro 9 is our pick for a laptop/tablet hybrid; this version has a faster processor.
—Medea Giordano, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
Given the results and the much greater network performance demands expected from speedier processors, RAM, and nonvolatile storage, Ethernet’s limited performance was a serious problem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2024
The poultry processor, which supplies grocery stores including Ralphs and Aldi, was ordered to pay nearly $3.8 million in fines and back wages.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Aside from the Fire Max 11, the Fire HD 10 boasts the most capable processor and biggest, sharpest screen of all the Fire tablets.
—Cierra Cowan, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Processor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/processor. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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processor
noun
pro·ces·sor
ˈpräs-ˌes-ər
ˈprōs-
1
: a person or machine that processes
2
: a part of a computer that processes data
especially
: cpu
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