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computer processor

/ˈkəmˈpjuːtəˌprəʊsɛsə/

computer processor noun: a hardware component of a computer that executes the instructions that make up a program.

Noun

computer processor (plural computer processors)

  1. A hardware component of a computer that executes the instructions that make up a program.

Forms of computer processor

pluralcomputer processors

Questions about computer processor

What does computer processor mean?
Computer processor means a hardware component of a computer that executes the instructions that make up a program.
What part of speech is computer processor?
Computer processor is a noun.
How do you pronounce computer processor?
Computer processor is pronounced /ˈkəmˈpjuːtəˌprəʊsɛsə/.
What is the plural of computer processor?
The plural of computer processor is computer processors.

Words near computer processor in the dictionary

  1. computer paper
  2. computer papers
  3. computer people
  4. computer person
  5. computer persons
  6. computer processor
  7. computer processors
  8. computer program
  9. computer programme
  10. computer programmer
  11. computer programmers

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