Associations to the word «Microprocessor»

Wiktionary

MICROPROCESSOR, noun. (computer hardware) the entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).

Dictionary definition

MICROPROCESSOR, noun. Integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system; "a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer"; "a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.