In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
MICROPROCESSOR
microprocessor
(noun) integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system; “a microprocessor functions as the central processing unit of a microcomputer”; “a disk drive contains a microprocessor to handle the internal functions of the drive”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
microprocessor (plural microprocessors)
(computer hardware) the entire CPU of a computer on a single integrated circuit (chip).
Source: Wiktionary
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WHOLE
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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