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Meaning of Microprocessor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).

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Examples

“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.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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