microprocessorn.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈprəʊsɛsə/, U.S.

/ˈˌmaɪkrəˈprɑsəsər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, processor n.

Etymology: < micro- comb. form + processor n. Compare slightly earlier microprocessing n.

Computing.

A very small processor; spec. one based on one or more chips to serve as the central processing unit of a calculator or microcomputer.

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society > computing and information technology > hardware > [noun] > central processing unit > types of processor

microcomputer1956

multiprocessor1961

uniprocessor1963

microchip1969

microprocessor1969

microcontroller1971

micro1978

transputer1978

coprocessor1980

RISC1980

Clipper1993

1969 Mechanised Accounting Nov. 54/2 Central to the entire System 21 structure is the microprocessor and its various hard-wired microprograms.

1974 Computer July 22/2 There are at least four major classifications of systems that can be designed using microprocessors: calculators, controllers, data processors, and general-purpose computers. Controllers and calculators are the most likely candidates for single-chip CPUs.

1975 Sci. Amer. May 34/2 In 1971..the Intel Corporation, which had undertaken to develop a calculator chip, chose to design it as a more versatile programmable, single-chip microprocessor.

1988 Pract. Photographer Feb. 61/3 A microprocessor in the lens tells a microprocessor in the body which focal length is in use.

1990 Harvard Business Rev. Mar. 22/2 The same microprocessors embedded in the robot that tell it what to do are also registering data about its activities.

2006 New Yorker 5 June 51/2 The next-generation PlayStation 3..will be driven by the new Cell microprocessor and will also include a Blu-ray digital-videodisk player.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	microprocessor
释义	microprocessorn. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈprəʊsɛsə/, U.S. /ˈˌmaɪkrəˈprɑsəsər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, processor n. Etymology: < micro- comb. form + processor n. Compare slightly earlier microprocessing n. Computing. A very small processor; spec. one based on one or more chips to serve as the central processing unit of a calculator or microcomputer. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > [noun] > central processing unit > types of processor microcomputer1956 multiprocessor1961 uniprocessor1963 microchip1969 microprocessor1969 microcontroller1971 micro1978 transputer1978 coprocessor1980 RISC1980 Clipper1993 1969 Mechanised Accounting Nov. 54/2 Central to the entire System 21 structure is the microprocessor and its various hard-wired microprograms. 1974 Computer July 22/2 There are at least four major classifications of systems that can be designed using microprocessors: calculators, controllers, data processors, and general-purpose computers. Controllers and calculators are the most likely candidates for single-chip CPUs. 1975 Sci. Amer. May 34/2 In 1971..the Intel Corporation, which had undertaken to develop a calculator chip, chose to design it as a more versatile programmable, single-chip microprocessor. 1988 Pract. Photographer Feb. 61/3 A microprocessor in the lens tells a microprocessor in the body which focal length is in use. 1990 Harvard Business Rev. Mar. 22/2 The same microprocessors embedded in the robot that tell it what to do are also registering data about its activities. 2006 New Yorker 5 June 51/2 The next-generation PlayStation 3..will be driven by the new Cell microprocessor and will also include a Blu-ray digital-videodisk player. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1969
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