Processor

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Processor may refer to:

Computing

Hardware

Processor (computing)
- Central processing unit (CPU), the hardware within a computer that executes a program
  - Microprocessor, a central processing unit contained on a single integrated circuit (IC)
    - Application-specific instruction set processor (ASIP), a component used in system-on-a-chip design
    - Graphics processing unit (GPU), a processor designed for doing dedicated graphics-rendering computations
    - Physics processing unit (PPU), a dedicated microprocessor designed to handle the calculations of physics
    - Digital signal processor (DSP), a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing
      - Image processor, a specialized DSP used for image processing in digital cameras, mobile phones or other devices
    - Coprocessor
    - Floating-point unit
    - Network processor, a microprocessor specifically targeted at the networking application domain
- Multi-core processor, single component with two or more independent CPUs (called "cores") on the same chip carrier or on the same die
- Front-end processor, a helper processor for communication between a host computer and other devices

Software

Word processor, a computer application used for the production of potentially printable material
Document processor, a computer application that superficially resembles a word processor—but emphasizes the visual layout of the document's components

Systems

Information processor, a system which takes information in one form and transforms it into another form by an algorithmic process
Data processing system, a combination of machines, people, and processes that for a set of inputs produces a defined set of outputs
Information system, a system composed of people and computers that processes or interprets information

Other

Firewood processor, a machine designed to cut and split firewood
Food processor, an appliance used to facilitate repetitive tasks in the preparation of food

See also

All pages with a title containing processor
Process (disambiguation)
Data processing (disambiguation)

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