A processor is the part of a computer that interprets commands and performs the processes the user has requested.
[computing]
2. See also word processor
3. countable noun
A processor is someone or something which carries out a process.
...food growers and processors.
processor in British English
(ˈprəʊsɛsə)
noun
1. computing another name for central processing unit
2.
a person or thing that carries out a process
processor in American English
(ˈprɑˌsɛsər; ˈprɑsəsər) or processer (ˈprɑˌsɛsər; ˈprɑsəsər)
noun
1.
a person or thing that processes
2.
central processing unit
processor in Retail
(prɒsɛsər)
Word forms: (regular plural) processors
noun
(Retail: Management accounts)
A processor is a company that processes payment transactions.
If you are interested in upgrading to the latest card-reading machinery, you shouldcontact your current credit card processor.
It links your POS system with most of the high-speed credit card processors in North America and internationally.
A processor is a company that processing payment transactions.
Examples of 'processor' in a sentence
processor
You can do this in a food processor if you are short of time.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Tip into a food processor and blitz well.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Tip into the bowl of a food processor.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Put the flour in a food processor with the baking powder and salt.
The Sun (2016)
Peel the skin off the mackerel and put the flesh into a food processor.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Make the pastry in a food processor.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Drain and place in a small food processor.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Blitz the beetroots in a food processor until smooth.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Blitz it all in a food processor until finely chopped.
The Sun (2016)
Put all the ingredients for the cake in the bowl of an electric mixer or food processor and beat together well.
The Sun (2016)
Slowly add the olive oil in a constant stream while the food processor is on.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Tip the onions into a food processor and blitz into a purée.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Oregon is regarded as the ideal location for a factory full of computer processors.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Transfer the mixture to a blender or a food processor and blend to a purée in batches.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Transfer to a blender or food processor and add the remaining paste ingredients.
The Sun (2014)
Pop in a blender or food processor and whizz up with the icing sugar and lemon juice.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Put the digestive biscuits in a food processor and blitz into fine crumbs.
The Sun (2013)
Put the parsnips into a food processor and pulse to a smooth purée.
The Sun (2014)
Halve the avocados and scoop the flesh into the processor or blender.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Pop all the ingredients for the hummus into a food processor and whizz until smooth.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Put all the paste ingredients in a food processor and blitz until smooth.
The Sun (2012)
Put the olives in a food processor and use pulse to chop them quite roughly.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Put the walnuts in a food processor and blend until finely ground.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Drain and place in a food processor or blender with the crème fraîche and mint.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Place in the bowl of a food processor with other ingredients.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Put all the hoummos ingredients into a blender or processor and blitz.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Put the mince in a food processor and pulse.
The Sun (2014)
Put the veg and herbs in a food processor and blend until it forms a rough paste.
The Sun (2015)
Blitz the oats in a food processor or blender to form a flour.
The Sun (2015)
Drain and transfer to a food processor.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Place in a food processor and blitz until smooth.
The Sun (2014)
The future of the car won't be in its engine, but in the computer processor it uses.
The Sun (2013)
All payment processor transaction monthly reports should be received by a high-ranking church leader, in addition to a staff member more directly involved with the transactions.
Christianity Today (2000)
Word lists with
processor
parts of a computer
In other languages
processor
British English: processor NOUN
A processor is the part of a computer that interprets commands and performs the processes the user has requested.
American English: processor
Brazilian Portuguese: processador
Chinese: > 处理器电脑
European Spanish: procesador
French: processeur
German: Prozessor
Italian: processore
Japanese: 処理装置
Korean: 처리 장치
European Portuguese: processador
Latin American Spanish: procesador
All related terms of 'processor'
data processor
a computer that is capable of performing operations on data in order to extract information , reorder files , etc
food processor
A food processor is a piece of electrical equipment that is used to mix , chop, or beat food, or to make it into a liquid .
word processor
A word processor is a computer program or a computer which is used to produce printed documents .
front-end processor
a small computer that receives data from input devices and performs some initial processing tasks on it before passing it to a more powerful computer for final processing
distributed array processor
a type of computer system that uses a coordinated array of separate processors applied to a single problem