direct correlation; positive correlation (a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small; the correlation coefficient is between 0 and +1).
Quick Answer. A computer's processor is the control center for the computer, and it carries out the computations that allow the computer to function. The circuits in this central processing unit (or CPU) send commands to the other components of the computer to run programs, accept input and produce output. Continue Reading.
comâ¢putâ¢er (kÉm pyoÌoÌâ²tÉr), n. comâ¢putâ²erâ¢likeâ², adj. 1  Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. 2  Cf. analog computer, digital computer. 3  a person who computes; computist.