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co-processor

co-processor is the alternative spelling of coprocessor.

Meaning of coprocessor

Noun

coprocessor (plural coprocessors)

  1. An additional microprocessor used to supplement the functionality of the central processing unit, performing tasks such as floating-point arithmetic (floating-point unit) or graphics calculations (graphics processing unit).

Forms of co-processor

pluralco-processors

Origin of co-processor

From co- + processor.

Questions about co-processor

What is co-processor the alternative spelling of?
Co-processor is the alternative spelling of coprocessor.

Words near co-processor in the dictionary

  1. co-President Musk
  2. co-presidents
  3. co-prime
  4. co-primes
  5. co-pro
  6. co-processor
  7. co-processors
  8. co-produce
  9. co-produced
  10. co-producer
  11. co-producers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: co-processor (page history and authors); coprocessor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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