S: (n) central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor, processor, mainframe ((computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing) "the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached"
W: (v) process [Related to: processor] (perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information) "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"