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processor

  • noun
  • prōʹ-sĕs-ə(r)

A person or institution who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.).

Example

“He is a loan processor with a bank.”

Other meanings

  1. A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.).

    “The food processor shredded the vegetables.”

  2. A central processing unit.

    “This mainframe's processor is fast.”

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “processor” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.