noun. An integrated circuit that contains a major processing unit of a computer on a single chip, such as the central processor or the graphics processor.

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

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

"Catastrophic Error Detection Is Disabled: An interrupt that detects that the microprocessor is trying to execute an illegal instruction is disabled …."

integrated circuit  microchip  

chip  micro chip  microchip  microprocessor chip  silicon chip  

coprocessor  

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