central processor

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central processor - (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached"C.P.U., central processing unit, CPU, mainframe, processorcomputer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automaticallyCPU board, mother board - the main circuit board for a computerelectronic equipment - equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor)computer hardware, hardware - (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer systemcomputer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures