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front-end processor

noun

, Computers.
  1. a small computer or other dedicated device that performs preliminary processing of data for a host computer.


front-end processor

noun

  1. a small computer that receives data from input devices and performs some initial processing tasks on it before passing it to a more powerful computer for final processing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of front-end processor1

First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences

"Now, you can point to every component in a diagram of a radiofrequency front-end processor and say, 'Yeah, I can make all of these on one chip with acoustic waves,'" Eichenfield said.

Because these can't be made out of the same materials, such as silicon, as the other critically important chips in the front-end processor, the physical size of your device is much bigger than it needs to be, and along the way, there are losses from going back and forth between radio waves and sound waves that add up and degrade the performance, Eichenfield said.

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