processor

(thing) by Platypus (6.8 y) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 9:15:38
An entity in a computer system capable of executing a changeable stream of instructions. Not all processors are CPUs, since processors may also be dedicated to a specific task such as I/O, graphics or communications.
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