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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley