microprocessor

[ mahy-kroh-pros-es-er, ‐uh-ser; especially British ‐proh-ses-er, ‐suh-ser ]

/ ˈmaɪ kroʊˌprɒs ɛs ər, ‐ə sər; especially British ‐ˌproʊ sɛs ər, ‐sə sər /

an integrated computer circuit that performs all the functions of a CPU.

Origin of microprocessor

First recorded in 1965–70; micro- + processor

mi·cro·proc·es·sing, noun

A new computer, for instance, may or may not have a microprocessor made with conflict minerals.

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Currently every iOS device runs on a Samsung microprocessor: Apple orders about 200 million of them a year.

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Every Samsung microprocessor will go into a Samsung product.

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Apple makes the microprocessor, the device, the operating system, and some of the key applications.

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The capabilities of the integrated circuit (IC), and in particular the microprocessor, continue to increase unabated.

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microprocessor

/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈprəʊsɛsə) /

computing a single integrated circuit performing the basic functions of the central processing unit in a small computer

microprocessor

[ mī′krō-prŏs′ĕs-ər ]

An integrated circuit that contains a processor, such as a central processing unit.