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"Processor" refers to any circuitry, component, chip, die, package, or module configured to receive, interpret, decode, and execute machine instructions. A processor may refer to any electronic element that carries out the arithmetic or logical operations performed by a computing device. For example, in one embodiment, a processor may be a general-purpose processor that executes stored program code. In another embodiment, a processor may be a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), or the like, that operates on data stored by the memory and/or the storage. Examples of a processor may include, but are not limited to, a central processing unit, a general-purpose processor, an application-specific processor, a graphics processing unit (GPU), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), System on a Chip (SoC), virtual processor, processor core, and the like.

Added by DJM Jan 2024