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Processor vs Processing - What's the difference?

processor | processing |

As nouns the difference between processor and processing

is that processor is a person who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.) while processing is the action of the verb to process.

As a verb processing is

present participle of lang=en.

processor

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.).
    • He is a loan processor with a bank.
  • A device which processes, which changes something. (rfex)
  • A microprocessor.
    • This computer has two processors , but only one keyboard.

    Synonyms

    * (microprocessor) central processing unit, CPU

    Derived terms

    * food processor * microprocessor * word processor

    Related terms

    * procedure * processus

    processing

    English

    (wikipedia processing)

    Noun

  • The action of the verb to process .
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Catherine Clabby
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything , passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.}}
  • The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.

    • Derived terms

    * data processing * word processing

    Verb

    (head)