MICROPROCESSOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does microprocessor mean? 

• MICROPROCESSOR (noun)
  The noun MICROPROCESSOR has 1 sense:

1. integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system

  Familiarity information: MICROPROCESSOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MICROPROCESSOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive

Hypernyms ("microprocessor" is a kind of...):

chip; micro chip; microchip; microprocessor chip; silicon 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)

Holonyms ("microprocessor" is a part of...):

microcomputer; PC; personal computer (a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes microprocessor complex subunit DGCR8 protein, is involved in the modulation of microRNA biosynthesis.

(DGCR8 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Microprocessor complex subunit DGCR8 (773 aa, ~86 kDa) is encoded by the human DGCR8 gene.

(Microprocessor Complex Subunit DGCR8, NCI Thesaurus)

The nanolaser also can operate in extremely confined spaces, including quantum circuits and microprocessors for ultra-fast and low-power electronics.

(Tiny, biocompatible laser could function inside living tissues, National Science Foundation)

Testing conducted utilizing a manual or microprocessor audiometer to test for hearing loss.

(Audiometric Test, NCI Thesaurus)

A microprocessor specifically designed for processing 3D graphics data.

(Graphics Processing Unit, NCI Thesaurus)

A process that begins with the synthesis of a pri-miRNA from a DNA template by RNA Polymerase II, which is then enzymatically processed to produce a pre-miRNA intermediate by the microprocessor complex, and ends with the release of the mature miRNA from the pre-miRNA catalyzed by the enzyme Dicer.

(MicroRNA Synthesis, NCI Thesaurus)

Using microprocessor manufacturing techniques, the chambers can be built to recreate the three-dimensional shapes of critical organ parts and the tight spaces that mimic the way viscous, bodily fluids normally flow around the cells.

(Researchers begin recreating human spinal cords on a chip, National Institutes of Health)

After inducing the bacterial cells to produce the genetically engineered RNA sequences, the researchers observed that they had altered the gene expression of the cells according to the RNA program, demonstrating that cells can be programmed with pre-defined RNA commands, in the manner of a computer's microprocessor.

(Cells Programmed Like Computers to Fight Disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)