subprocessor

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English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ processor.

Noun

subprocessor (plural subprocessors)

  1. A microprocessor that makes up part of a larger processor.
    • 2007 September 13, J. D. Biersdorfer, “Dinosaurs Return, in a 2.0 Version (but Were They Ever Really Gone?)”, in New York Times:
      It has two 32-bit microprocessors and four 8-bit subprocessors — not to mention 100 customized gears, 38 sensors, 14 motors and a camera-based optical system.
  2. An entity that processes data on behalf of another.
    • 2019, Suzanne Dibble, GDPR For Dummies, page 161:
      To obtain consent from the data controller for any subprocessor appointments and to flow down the same data protection terms to the subprocessor