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processor

[pros-es-er, proh-ses-] / ˈprɒs ɛs ər, ˈproʊ sɛs- /


NOUN
central processing unit
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Franklin, who lives in Rogers, Texas, and works as an information processor, learned a few years ago that her diseases were connected after doing some research and attending a conference.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The alliance pairs Intel’s strengths in processor architecture, silicon technologies and its software ecosystem with Foxconn’s global manufacturing scale and system integration expertise to build integrated, rack-scale AI systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“Hiring was more broad-based in May than we’ve seen in the last few years,” said Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP, the U.S.’s largest processor of company payrolls.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Nvidia announced the launch of its first processor for personal computers — and semiconductor stocks are having a mixed reaction.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

It had a new overclocked processor that was so fast its cycle-time bordered on precognition.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline




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