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microprocessor

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

The entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer
  • a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chip, microchip, micro chip, silicon chip, microprocessor chip

History

Etymology

From micro- + processor.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: мікрапрацэ́сар (mikrapracésar) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Bulgarian: микропроцесор (mikroprocesor) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Catalan: microprocessador — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Chinese Cantonese: 微處理機 /微处理机 (mei4 cyu2 lei5 gei1) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Chinese Cantonese: 微處理器 /微处理器 (mei4 cyu2 lei5 hei3) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Chinese Mandarin: 微處理機 /微处理机 (wēichǔlǐjī, wéichǔlǐjī) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Chinese Mandarin: 微處理器 /微处理器 (wēichǔlǐqì, wéichǔlǐqì) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Czech: mikroprocesor — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Finnish: mikroprosessori — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Finnish: mikrosuoritin — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • French: microprocesseur — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Georgian: მიკროპროცესორი (miḳroṗrocesori) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • German: Mikroprozessor — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Greek: μικροεπεξεργαστής (mikroepexergastís) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Gujarati: સૂક્ષ્મપ્રક્રમક (sūkṣmaprakramak) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Hebrew: מעבד זעיר (meabéd zaír) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Hebrew: מיקרומעבד (mikromeabéd) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Hebrew: מעבד מיקרו (meabéd mikro) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Hindi: सूक्ष्मप्रक्रमक (sūkṣmaprakramak) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Hindi: माइक्रोप्रोसेसर (māikroprosesar) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Icelandic: örgjörvi — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Indonesian: mikroprosesor — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Indonesian: pengolah mikro — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Italian: microprocessore — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Japanese: マイクロプロセッサー (maikuropurosessā) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Kazakh: микропроцессор (mikroprosessor) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Korean: 마이크로프로세서 (maikeuropeuroseseo) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Malay: mikropemproses — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mikroprosessor — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mikroprosessor — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Polish: mikroprocesor — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Portuguese: microprocessador — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Romanian: microprocesor — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Russian: микропроце́ссор (mikroprocéssor) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Sicilian: micruprucissuri — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Spanish: microprocesador — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Swedish: mikroprocessor — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Turkish: mikroişlemci — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Ukrainian: мікропроце́сор (mikroprocésor) — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
  • Welsh: microbrosesydd — the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
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