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A device, person, or organization that performs operations on data or material.
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- central processor
- food processor
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The processor handled navigation before every other task.
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- processor
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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular processor; plural processors. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.
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