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Microprocessor   /mˌaɪkroʊprˈɑsɛsər/   Listen
Microprocessor

noun
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"



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"Microprocessor" Quotes from Famous Books



... of it as a synonym for 'register' is a fairly reliable indication that the user has been around for quite a while and/or that the architecture under discussion is quite old. The term in full is almost never used of microprocessor registers, for example, though symbolic names for arithmetic registers beginning in 'A' derive from historical use of the term 'accumulator' (and not, actually, from 'arithmetic'). Confusingly, though, an 'A' register name prefix ...
— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0


Words linked to "Microprocessor" :   micro chip, microchip, silicon chip, chip, PC, microcomputer, personal computer


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