data processor

Questions about data processor

What does data processor mean?

data processor means "a machine for performing calculations automatically".

What is another word for data processor?

Close synonyms include computer, computing machine, computing device, electronic computer, information processing system. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is data processor a common word?

data processor is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.