microprocessor

A noun referring to an integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the majority of processing tasks and controls the components of a computer or electronic system.

• 🇫🇷Nom masculin désignant une puce électronique intégrée qui exécute la plupart des opérations de traitement d'un ordinateur ou d'un système électronique et en coordonne les composants.

1. Central processing unit on a chip B2 formal IT

   An integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system.

   • The microprocessor is the brain of a modern computer.
   • Engineers designed a faster microprocessor for the new laptop.
   • The device's microprocessor controls all its functions.

   🇫🇷Microprocesseur

   Synonymes: central processing unitcpuprocessor

• microprocessors plural form
• microprocessors' possessive plural form
• microprocessor's possessive singular form