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 |
core | a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil |
core | the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place |
core magnetic core | (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data, now superseded by semiconductor memories, each core has three wires passing through it, providing the means to select and detect the contents of each bit |
core bit | a hollow drilling bit that is the cutting part of a core drill, allows core samples to be taken |
core drill | a drill that removes a cylindrical core from the drill hole |
food processor | a kitchen appliance with interchangeable blades, used for shredding or blending or chopping or slicing food |
magnetic core memory core memory | (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores, now superseded by semiconductor memories |
kernel substance core center centre essence gist heart heart and soul inwardness marrow meat nub pith sum nitty-gritty f a e a c | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, the gist of the prosecutor's argument, the heart and soul of the Republican Party, the nub of the story |
core dump | (computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU, usually used for debugging |
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 |
effect essence burden core gist | the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work |
processor | a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market |
core nucleus core group | a small group of indispensable persons or things, five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program |
Congress of Racial Equality CORE | an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in to work for racial equality |
hard core | the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement |
core | the center of an object, the ball has a titanium core |
core | the central part of the Earth |
core | a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill |
processor | someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.) |
hollow hollow out core out | remove the interior of, hollow out a tree trunk |
core | remove the core or center from, core an apple |
hard-core hardcore | extremely explicit, hard-core pornography |
hard-core hardcore | intensely loyal, his hard-core supporters |
hard-core | stubbornly resistant to change or improvement, hard-core addicts |