- another name for central processing unit
- a person or thing that carries out a process
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
proc•es•sor or proc•ess•er /ˈprɑsɛsɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Computinga person or thing that processes:a food processor.
- Computinga computer.
proc•es•sor
(pros′es ər or, esp. Brit., prō′ses-),USA pronunciation n.
- Computinga person or thing that processes.
- Computing
- Computingcomputer.
- Computingcontroller (def. 5).
- FoodSee food processor.
- process + -or2 1905–10
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processor /ˈprəʊsɛsə/ n