processor

noun

pro·​ces·​sor ˈprä-ˌse-sər 

ˈprō-

1

: one that processes

scrap processor

agricultural processor

2

a(1)

: computer

(2)

: a component of a computer that processes data

specifically : cpu

b

: a computer program (such as a compiler) that puts another program into a form acceptable to the computer

3

: food processor

Examples of processor in a Sentence

the largest seafood processor in the country

Recent Examples on the Web

China refines 90 percent of the world’s rare earths; the tantalum in your phone is probably sourced from a mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; its processor likely came from Taiwan. —Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025

However, buyers still need to know what AI processor to buy, especially as inference has gone from a simple one-shot run through a model to agentic and reasoning models that can increase computational requirements by some 100-fold. —Karl Freund, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025

Penn will play Jay Jonah Atterbury, CEO and co-founder of payment processor Tender, a company that is expected to be a major focus in Season 4, with Minghella playing Whitney Halberstram, Tender’s CFO and co-founder, and Shipka portraying Haley Clay, an executive assistant. —Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025

Equipped with a 12th-generation Intel Core i3 processor, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, this robot is ready to tackle complex tasks and algorithms. —Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing processor

• food processor
• word processor

Rhymes for processor

• aggressor
• assessor
• compressor
• confessor
• depressor
• hairdresser
• necessar
• oppressor
• possessor
• professor
• repressor
• successor

Kids Definition

processor

noun

pro·​ces·​sor ˈpräs-ˌes-ər 

ˈprōs-

1

: a person or machine that processes

2

: a part of a computer that processes data

especially : cpu