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subprocessor

subprocessor noun: a microprocessor that makes up part of a larger processor.

Noun

subprocessor (plural subprocessors)

  1. A microprocessor that makes up part of a larger processor.
    • It has two 32-bit microprocessors and four 8-bit subprocessors — not to mention 100 customized gears, 38 sensors, 14 motors and a camera-based optical system.2007 September 13, J. D. Biersdorfer, “Dinosaurs Return, in a 2.0 Version (but Were They Ever Really Gone?)”, in New York Times
  2. An entity that processes data on behalf of another.
    • To obtain consent from the data controller for any subprocessor appointments and to flow down the same data protection terms to the subprocessor […]2019, Suzanne Dibble, GDPR For Dummies, page 161

Forms of subprocessor

pluralsubprocessors

Origin of subprocessor

From sub- + processor.

Questions about subprocessor

What does subprocessor mean?
Subprocessor means a microprocessor that makes up part of a larger processor.
What part of speech is subprocessor?
Subprocessor is a noun.
What is the plural of subprocessor?
The plural of subprocessor is subprocessors.

Words near subprocessor in the dictionary

  1. subprocedures
  2. subprocess
  3. subprocessed
  4. subprocesses
  5. subprocessing
  6. subprocessor
  7. subprocessors
  8. subprocumbent
  9. subproduct
  10. subproducts
  11. subprofessional

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