subprocessor

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ processor

Noun

subprocessor (plural subprocessors)

1. A microprocessor that makes up part of a larger processor.
   • 2007 September 13, J. D. Biersdorfer, “Dinosaurs Return, in a 2.0 Version (but Were They Ever Really Gone?)”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     It has two 32-bit microprocessors and four 8-bit subprocessors — not to mention 100 customized gears, 38 sensors, 14 motors and a camera-based optical system.

2. An entity that processes data on behalf of another.
   • 2019, Suzanne Dibble, GDPR For Dummies, page 161:

     To obtain consent from the data controller for any subprocessor appointments and to flow down the same data protection terms to the subprocessor […]