processor

English Thesaurus

1. (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	electronic equipment,
definition	:	equipment that involves the controlled conduction of electrons (especially in a gas or vacuum or semiconductor) (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	computer hardware, hardware,
definition	:	(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system (noun.artifact)

part holonym	:	cpu board, mother board,
definition	:	the main circuit board for a computer (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system,
definition	:	a machine for performing calculations automatically (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	computer science, computing,
definition	:	the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures (noun.cognition)

2. a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market (noun.group)

hypernym	:	business, business concern, business organisation, business organization, concern,
definition	:	a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it (noun.group)

3. someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	worker,
definition	:	a person who works at a specific occupation (noun.person)

domain category	:	photography, picture taking,
definition	:	the act of taking and printing photographs (noun.act)

4. (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	process,
definition	:	perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information (verb.cognition)

5. a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market (noun.group)

derivation	:	process, treat, process, treat,
definition	:	subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (verb.change)

6. (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	process,
definition	:	perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information (verb.cognition)

7. a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market (noun.group)

derivation	:	process, treat, process, treat,
definition	:	subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition (verb.change)