central processor

Questions about central processor

What is another word for central processor?

It depends which central processor you mean. In the sense “(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing”, the synonyms are central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., processor, mainframe. Across all 1 sense there are 5 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of central processor?

WordNet records no antonym for central processor. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for central processor come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

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• Full entry for central processorAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for central processorWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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