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

Examples of microprocessor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Huang — who is worth $167 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index — has been treated as a rockstar in Taiwan for his success in the AI chips race, and previously worked as a microprocessor designer at now-competitor AMD. —Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025

Volumes have been written about the strategic mistakes that saw Intel go from dominating the microprocessor market in the ’90s to becoming a company in need of bailing out today. —Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025

But microprocessors must be made from a single crystal. —IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025

The vehicles may experience an overloading of the microprocessor in the Battery Pack Control Module, resulting in a reset, according to the recall report. —James Powel, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for microprocessor

• coprocessor

Kids Definition

microprocessor

noun

mi·​cro·​pro·​ces·​sor ˌmī-krō-ˈpräs-ˌes-ər 

-ˈprōs-

: a cpu contained on an integrated-circuit chip