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Noun: microprocessor  ,mI-krow'pró,se-su(r) [N. Amer], ,mI-krow'prow,se-su(r) [Brit]
  1. Integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system
    "a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive"; "a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer";
    - micro [informal]

Derived forms: microprocessors

Type of: chip, micro chip, microchip, microprocessor chip, silicon chip

Part of: micro [informal], microcomputer, PC, personal computer

Encyclopedia: Microprocessor

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