processor
processor Lexical Profile
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• noun
An integrated electronic circuit within a computer or electronic device that performs the basic arithmetic, logic, control, and input/output operations specified by instructions.
"The new laptop features a faster processor that significantly reduces rendering times for video editing."
A person, company, or machine that treats, prepares, or handles raw materials, food products, or administrative data through a systematic series of steps.
"Local dairy farmers sell their milk to a regional processor that pasteurizes and bottles it for supermarkets."
An electric kitchen appliance equipped with interchangeable blades used for chopping, slicing, shredding, or pureeing food quickly (short for food processor).
"She pulsed the chickpeas, tahini, and garlic in the processor until the hummus was completely smooth."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the early 20th century from the verb 'process' and the agentive suffix '-or'. Its root derives from the Latin 'processus', the past participle of 'procedere' (to go forward or advance), with the computing sense emerging in the 1950s.