microprocessor
noun
mi·cro·pro·ces·sor
ˌmī-krō-ˈprä-ˌse-sər 
-ˈprō-
: a computer processor contained on an integrated-circuit chip
also
: such a processor with memory and associated circuits
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The microprocessor takes data collected by sensors and automatically adjusts the leg based on the person’s movement, enabling the owner to walk up or down stairs or on uneven surfaces without thinking about it.
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
In 1982 he was appointed chair of the college’s information engineering department and served as head of its microprocessor laboratory until 1987.
—Amanda Davis, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2025
Intel has two main businesses, one being the Foundry and the other, called simply Intel Products, which includes its flagship PC and server microprocessors, as well as networking equipment and software.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025
One of the world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturers, the technology company supplies microprocessors for both business and personal computer systems as well as manufacturing various electronic components like chipsets, flash memory and graphic processing units.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
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Michael Collins, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2025
In 1982 he was appointed chair of the college’s information engineering department and served as head of its microprocessor laboratory until 1987.
—Amanda Davis, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2025
Intel has two main businesses, one being the Foundry and the other, called simply Intel Products, which includes its flagship PC and server microprocessors, as well as networking equipment and software.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025
One of the world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturers, the technology company supplies microprocessors for both business and personal computer systems as well as manufacturing various electronic components like chipsets, flash memory and graphic processing units.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 18 July 2025
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microprocessor
noun
mi·cro·pro·ces·sor
ˌmī-krō-ˈpräs-ˌes-ər
-ˈprōs-
: a cpu contained on an integrated-circuit chip
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