multiprocessor

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noun

A computer that has multiple CPUs or execution units under an integrated control.

OriginEnglish processor ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

nounmultiprocessor (plural multiprocessors)

plural multiprocessors

  1. computer hardwareA computer that has multiple CPUs or execution units under an integrated control.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishprocessor
  9. Englishmultiprocessor

From multi- + processor.

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Translations

Finnish monisuoritin
  • monisuoritincomputer with multiple processors
Italian multielaboratore
  • multielaboratorecomputer with multiple processors
Cite this entry
APA

multiprocessor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiprocessor

MLA

“multiprocessor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiprocessor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiprocessor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiprocessor.

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