central processing unit CPU C.P.U. central processor processor mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer system computing system automatic data processing system ADP system ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
concentrate | a concentrated example of something, the concentrate of contemporary despair |
information science informatics information processing IP | the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information |
natural language processing NLP human language technology | the branch of information science that deals with natural language information |
natural language processor natural language processing application | an application program that deals with natural language text |
word processor word processing system | an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer |
LISP list-processing language | a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists |
concentrate | a concentrated form of a foodstuff, the bulk is reduced by removing water |
tomato concentrate | a concentrated form of tomatoes |
frozen orange juice orange-juice concentrate | orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen |
mineral water | water naturally or artificially impregnated with mineral salts or gasses, often effervescent, often used therapeutically |
mineral kingdom | all inorganic objects, contrasts with animal and plant kingdoms |
vein mineral vein | a layer of ore between layers of rock |
mineral resources | natural resources in the form of minerals |
administrative data processing business data processing | data processing in accounting or business management |
automatic data processing ADP | data processing by a computer |
background processing backgrounding | the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system |
batch processing | the serial execution of computer programs |
data processing | (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information |
distributed data processing remote-access data processing teleprocessing | data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities |
electronic data processing EDP | automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes |
foreground processing foregrounding | the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system |
integrated data processing IDP | automatic data processing in which data acquisition and other stages or processing are integrated into a coherent system |
list processing | processing data that is given in the form of chained lists |
mineral extraction mineral processing mineral dressing ore processing ore dressing beneficiation | crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques |
multiprocessing parallel processing | simultaneous processing by two or more processing units |
priority processing | data processing in which the operations performed are determined by a system of priorities |
processing | preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure, the processing of newly arrived immigrants, the processing of ore to obtain minerals |
real-time processing real-time operation | data processing fast enough to keep up with an outside process |
serial processing | sequential processing by two or more processing units |
word processing | rapid and efficient processing (storage and printing) of linguistic data for composition and editing |
mineral deficiency | lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism |
mineral | solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition |
ader wax earth wax mineral wax ozokerite ozocerite | a waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum, some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles |
asphalt mineral pitch | a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation, consists mainly of hydrocarbons |
maltha mineral tar | a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt |
mineral wool rock wool | a light fibrous material used as an insulator |
dressed ore concentrate | the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore |
mineral oil | a distillate of petroleum (especially one used medicinally as a laxative or stool softener) |
petrolatum petroleum jelly mineral jelly | a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum, used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication |
processing time | the time it takes to complete a prescribed procedure, they increased output by decreasing processing time |
command processing overhead time command processing overhead command overhead overhead | (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command |
reduce boil down concentrate | cook until very little liquid is left, The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time |
boil down reduce a decoct concentrate | be cooked until very little liquid is left, The sauce should reduce to one cup |
concentrate | make denser, stronger, or purer, concentrate juice |
digest condense concentrate | make more concise, condense the contents of a book into a summary |
condense concentrate contract | compress or concentrate, Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan |
centralize centralise concentrate | make central, The Russian government centralized the distribution of food |