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

Providing overtime pay for application processors and introducing process engineering and automation enhancements. —Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025

For years, Google was effectively its own sole customer for its homegrown processors, called tensor processing units, or TPUs, which the company first designed more than a decade ago to speed up the generation of search results and has since adapted to handle complex AI tasks. —Mark Bergen, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025

Google’s chip gambit If sealed, the Meta-Google partnership would significantly widen the market for Google’s custom silicon and intensify the race for data-center AI processors. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025

Shares have been hit hard by concerns that Alphabet is relying more on its own AI chips, developed with Broadcom, instead of Nvidia’s flagship processors. —Luke Fountain, CNBC, 25 Nov. 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