processor

🇺🇸 /ˈprɑːsesər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈprəʊsesə(r)/
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noun
C1

a machine or person that prepares or changes things

The food processor helps chop vegetables quickly.

R

the main part of a computer that does calculations and controls everything

The computer's processor makes it run fast and smooth.

translation

n. a machine or person that prepares or changes things; the main part of a computer that does calculations and controls everything

Word Forms

Plural processors