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processor
(ˈprəʊsɛsə(r), U.S. ˈprɒs-)
Also processer.
[f. process n. + -or.]
a. A person who performs a process.
b. A machine or system which performs a process. Cf. microprocessor s.v. micro- 1.
1909M. B. Saunders Litany Lane ii. 10 Her tragic face..was already being ‘blocked’ for the night's press in many a rushing ‘processor's’ den. 1934Planning I. xx. 5 Various industries handling agricultural products between the first processor and the consumer have recently been turned over to the N R A. 1948Times 2 Mar. 2/3 [The] film processor..was sentenced to 21 months' imprisonment. 1959Times 9 Mar. (Britain's Food Suppl.) p. xviii/1 Processors of Vegetable Oils for the Biscuit and Margarine Industries. 1960Farmer & Stockbreeder 5 Jan. 53/2 It would provide the foundation on which producers and processers could develop quality and reduce costs. 1962Times 9 Oct. (Uganda Suppl.) p. v/4 African processers have invested considerable sums in permanent salting vats. 1977New Yorker 29 Aug. 62/2 Any program that runs on the system can access any information physically accessible to the (central) processor. 1978Homes & Gardens Oct. 140/1 Food processors, or kitchen machines..are food choppers and slicers with some abilities at mixing. |
