Meanings
nounmicroprocessor (plural microprocessors)
plural microprocessors · alternative micro-processor
- computer hardwareThe entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).
When the microprocessor decodes the JSR opcode, it stores the operand into the TEMP register and pushes the current contents of the PC ($00 0128) onto the stack.
1992, Michael A. Miller, The 68000 Microprocessor Family: Architecture, Programming, and Applications, page 471 more example
When you think of current microprocessors (μPs), the Intel Itanium processor with 592 million transistors may come to mind. […] Clearly today's FPGAs will not be able to implement such a top-of-the-range μP with a single FPGA.
2007, Uwe Meyer-Baese, “Microprocessor Design”, in Digital Signal Processing with Field Programmable Gate Arrays, 3rd edition, Berlin: Springer Science+Business Media, →ISBN, page 537
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Englishprocessor
- Englishmicroprocessor
Translations
Bulgarian микропроцесор
- микропроцесор (mikroprocesor)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Catalan microprocessador
- microprocessadorthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Chinese Cantonese 微處理機 /微处理机, 微處理器 /微处理器
- 微處理機 /微处理机 (mei⁴ cyu² lei⁵ gei¹)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
- 微處理器 /微处理器 (mei⁴ cyu² lei⁵ hei³)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Chinese Mandarin 微處理機 /微处理机, 微處理器 /微处理器
- 微處理機 /微处理机 (wēichǔlǐjī, wéichǔlǐjī)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
- 微處理器 /微处理器 (wēichǔlǐqì, wéichǔlǐqì)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Czech mikroprocesor
- mikroprocesorthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Finnish mikroprosessori, mikrosuoritin
- mikroprosessorithe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
- mikrosuoritinthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
French microprocesseur
- microprocesseurthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
German Mikroprozessor
- Mikroprozessorthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Greek μικροεπεξεργαστής
- μικροεπεξεργαστής (mikroepexergastís)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Hebrew מעבד זעיר, מיקרומעבד
- מעבד זעיר (meabéd zaír)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
- מיקרומעבד (mikromeabéd)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
- מעבד מיקרו (meabéd mikro)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Hindi सूक्ष्मप्रक्रमक, माइक्रोप्रोसेसर
- सूक्ष्मप्रक्रमक (sūkṣmaprakramak)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
- माइक्रोप्रोसेसर (māikroprosesar)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Hungarian mikroprocesszor
- mikroprocesszorthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Icelandic örgjörvi
- örgjörvithe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Indonesian mikroprosesor, pengolah mikro
- mikroprosesorthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
- pengolah mikrothe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Italian microprocessore
- microprocessorethe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Japanese マイクロプロセッサ, マイクロプロセッサー
- マイクロプロセッサ (maikuropurosessa)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
- マイクロプロセッサー (maikuropurosessā)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Korean 마이크로프로세서
- 마이크로프로세서 (maikeuropeuroseseo)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Malay mikropemproses
- mikropemprosesthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Norwegian Bokmål mikroprosessor
- mikroprosessorthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Polish mikroprocesor
- mikroprocesorthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Portuguese microprocessador
- microprocessadorthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Romanian microprocesor
- microprocesorthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Russian микропроце́ссор
- микропроце́ссор (mikroprocéssor)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Spanish microprocesador
- microprocesadorthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Swedish mikroprocessor
- mikroprocessorthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Turkish mikroişlemci
- mikroişlemcithe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Ukrainian мікропроце́сор
- мікропроце́сор (mikroprocésor)the entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Welsh microbrosesydd
- microbrosesyddthe entire CPU of a computer on a chip
Cite this entry
APA
microprocessor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microprocessor
MLA
“microprocessor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microprocessor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microprocessor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microprocessor.
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