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processing unit; processing device; processor
A device or subsystem that processes signals, data, or materials. In computing, it refers to a CPU or similar processing component (中央処理装置 = CPU). In industry, it refers to a plant or machine that processes a substance, such as a 水処理装置 (water processing unit).
中央処理装置。
Central processing unit (CPU).
この処理装置は毎秒大量のデータを扱う。
This processing unit handles large volumes of data per second.
工場には最新の廃水処理装置が導入された。
The latest wastewater processing unit was installed at the factory.
この新型コンピュータには、画像処理に特化した処理装置が搭載されている。
This new model of computer is equipped with a processing unit specialized for image processing.
Composed of 処理 (processing, handling) and 装置 (apparatus, device). Used in both computing and industrial contexts, almost always as the second element of a longer compound that specifies what is being processed.
USAGE:
A technical term common in computer-science writing, manufacturing manuals, and specification sheets. Rarely used in casual speech. The exact English translation depends on context: "processing unit" in computing, "processing plant" or "treatment system" in industrial uses.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 中央処理装置 (CPU): central processing unit
- 画像処理装置 (GPU): graphics processing unit
- 水処理装置: water treatment unit
- 廃水処理装置: wastewater treatment unit
- 排気処理装置: exhaust gas processing unit
SIMILAR WORDS:
- プロセッサ: processor — katakana loanword, used freely in tech contexts and essentially synonymous with 処理装置 when referring to CPUs and similar chips
- 処理機: processing machine — a shorter, more industrial-sounding variant
- 装置: device, apparatus — a broader term; 処理装置 is one specific type
- 設備: equipment, facilities — broader still, referring to an entire system rather than one device