processor
noun
pro·ces·sor
ˈprä-ˌse-sər 
ˈprō-
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the largest seafood processor in the country
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But professional users who want more power for their daily work or creators who need something beefier to handle heavy media work will rightly jump at the new processors.
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PCMAG, 25 May 2024
The only major battles were around speeds – how fast the processor would run, which was mildly interesting because, back then, computers were pretty slow, and any significant increase in speed was noticeable.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
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PCMAG, 25 May 2024
The only major battles were around speeds – how fast the processor would run, which was mildly interesting because, back then, computers were pretty slow, and any significant increase in speed was noticeable.
—Larry Magid, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for processor
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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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