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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While memory chips store data, microprocessors process it, analyzing inputs and information.
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But amid all this discontent, the microprocessor was born.
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In 1982 he was appointed chair of the college’s information engineering department and served as head of its microprocessor laboratory until 1987.
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James Powel, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
While memory chips store data, microprocessors process it, analyzing inputs and information.
—L. David Marquet, Big Think, 18 Aug. 2025
But amid all this discontent, the microprocessor was born.
—Steve Booren, Denver Post, 17 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
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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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