processor
34
3.5
- noun
- /ˈprɒsɛsər/
- Specialized
:
procesador
- As I type those lines onto my word processor screen, I remember the joy of that moment.
- a post-processor
Examples
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Meet your new word processor and layout assistant.
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With a normal word processor, a teacher can easily perform the following tasks:
Academic text (1993) -
Plus, I use a word processor, not a typewriter.
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If students are expected to write regularly on word processors, they need to learn basic typing skills.
Academic text (1993) -
Understands basic personal computer operations and uses basic computer applications such as word processors, spreadsheets, and presentation software.
Academic text (2008) -
In addition to taking guitar lessons, he traded in his word processor for an old portable typewriter.
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Our flagship product was a program called WritersAide 1.0, an apathetic word processor with lots of bells and whistles.
Fiction book (2001) -
The digital video processor enhanced the quality of the broadcast in real-time.
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Using a text editor, a writer can format their work easily with a word processor.
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Data is transformed and analyzed rapidly by the processor in this software application.
Compounds
33
2.5
A kitchen machine with different blades that quickly cuts, mixes, or blends food
- Specialized
11
3.0
A program on a computer for writing, editing and printing text documents
- Specialized
1
3.7
The main chip in a computer that does most calculations and controls other parts
- Specialized
1
3.7
A machine or part of a computer that quickly does calculations and handles information automatically
- Formal
A person or company that handles personal information for another organisation
- Specialized
A computer program that understands and produces written or spoken language
How Complex
43
3.4
- Specialized
34
3.5
101
3.7
- Specialized
70
3.6
- Specialized
343
4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Processor comes from the Latin procedere, 'to go forward', and the same idea is in words like process and proceed. In software, a processor is a part that takes data, does steps to change or filter it, and then passes it on, which is why it is used for modules that transform or route records.