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processore — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • CPU noun The main chip inside a computer that carries out the instructions of a program, performing the calculations and logical decisions that make software run.
  • processor noun The main chip in a computer that carries out instructions; a CPU.

Senses

processore is used for these senses in English:

  • CPU (computer hardware) Initialism of central processing unit.
  • processor A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.).

CPU — full definition

  1. noun The main chip inside a computer that carries out the instructions of a program, performing the calculations and logical decisions that make software run.
  2. noun Loosely, the desk-side box that houses a desktop computer's internals, as opposed to the monitor and keyboard.

processor — full definition

  1. noun The main chip in a computer that carries out instructions; a CPU.
  2. noun A machine or person that processes something, such as food.
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