processor meaning and definition

PROCESSOR noun

Definition of processor (noun)

1. a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market
2. someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)
3. (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
   • "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached"
   • synonyms: C.P.U., central processing unit, central processor, CPU, mainframe