Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun microprocessor

1 sense of microprocessor

Sense 1
microprocessor -- (integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system; "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")
       => chip, microchip, micro chip, silicon chip, microprocessor chip -- (electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit)