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processor

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


NOUN
central processing unit
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Perhaps more importantly, it is reacting to a broadening AI processor market, flagging $20 billion in revenue from central-processing unit sales this year, adding to its core graphics-processing units.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The company sold a 9-qubit Novera processor to a Canadian university in March, just months after an $8.4 million sale to a research institution in India.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

According to NASA, the processor is functioning as intended and has shown performance levels roughly 500 times greater than the radiation-hardened chips currently used in spacecraft.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

The restaurant submits the final total — the bill and the tip — as part of a batch to its payment processor.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

My brain feels like it’s been pushed through a food processor.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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