Meanings
nouncoprocessor (plural coprocessors)
plural coprocessors
- computer hardwareAn additional microprocessor used to supplement the functionality of the central processing unit, performing tasks such as floating-point arithmetic (floating-point unit) or graphics calculations (graphics processing unit).
Origin
Translations
Catalan coprocessador
- coprocessadoran additional microprocessor
Chinese Mandarin 協處理器 /协处理器
- 協處理器 /协处理器 (xiéchǔlǐqì)an additional microprocessor
Czech koprocesor
- koprocesoran additional microprocessor
Esperanto kromprocesoro
- kromprocesoroan additional microprocessor
Finnish apusuoritin
- apusuoritinan additional microprocessor
French coprocesseur
- coprocesseuran additional microprocessor
German Koprozessor, Coprozessor
- Koprozessoran additional microprocessor
- Coprozessoran additional microprocessor
Polish koprocesor
- koprocesoran additional microprocessor
Portuguese coprocessador
- coprocessadoran additional microprocessor
Russian сопроцессор
- сопроцессор (soprocessor)an additional microprocessor
Slovak koprocesor
- koprocesoran additional microprocessor
Spanish coprocesador
- coprocesadoran additional microprocessor
Cite this entry
APA
coprocessor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coprocessor
MLA
“coprocessor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coprocessor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coprocessor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coprocessor.
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