processor cycle time

processor

— noun a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market — noun someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.) — noun (= CPU, C.P.U.) (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

cycle Noun

— A cycle is a number of regular things that happen again and again. Right now we are in an upward-moving part of the business cycle. Although women's monthly cycles vary in length from person to person, the average length is about 28 days. Most car engines have a 4-part cycle. — A cycle is a short way of saying bicycle or motorcycle.

cycle Verb

— If you cycle somewhere, you go there by bicycle or motorcycle. The rain was falling harder than ever as I cycled home down the Banbury Road. It took me less than 7 minutes to cycle the whole trail. — If you cycle a machine, you run it through one cycle. The test will cycle the computer through ten start ups.

time Noun

— Time is what we measure with a clock. "What time do you finish work?" "At four o'clock (4:00)." I don't have time to talk to you right now. Can we do it later? — If you do something one time, you do it once.

time Verb

— If you time something, you measure how long it takes in seconds, minutes, hours, etc. Take out your watch and time yourself during the test.