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processor

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


NOUN
central processing unit
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Credo said the deal will position the company to address the demand for both electrical and optical interconnects through a vertically integrated stack that includes its SerDes and digital signal processor technology.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

By moving the signal closer to the processor, the CPO approach improves power efficiency, increases bandwidth and lowers latency — all crucial to running powerful AI workloads.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

The processor will be installed alongside partner solutions that include a refrigerator from cryogenics company Zero Point and software from QuantrolOx, a University of Oxford spinout.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Payments processor Block in February announced it was cutting nearly half of its staff, in a move Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said was due to AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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