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Processor

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

An entity that provides data and information processing services to other legal persons, entities and organizations. A processor entity may be an application, platform, infrastructure, data storage (as a service) organization, or a private or public cloud-providing business entity.

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Senses

General Data Protection Regulation

‘Processor’ means a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which processes personal data on behalf of the controller.

California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018

“Processing” means any operation or set of operations that are performed on personal information or on sets of personal information, whether or not by automated means.

Wordset Dictionary

(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing

Wordset Dictionary

a business engaged in processing agricultural products and preparing them for market

Wordset Dictionary

someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
central processing unitcontrollerdata processorpersonal dataprocessing
plural
Processors
possessive
Processor's
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Processors'