subprocessor

A microprocessor that makes up part of a larger processor.

Noun

  1. A microprocessor that makes up part of a larger processor.
    • 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. - 2007 September 13, J. D. Biersdorfer, “Dinosaurs Return,...
  2. An entity that processes data on behalf of another.
    • To obtain consent from the data controller for any subprocessor appointments and to flow down the same data protection terms to the subprocessor […] - 2019, Suzanne Dibble, GDPR For Dummies, page 161:

Origin

From sub- + processor.

Forms

subprocessors