Processor-based and Handle

noun

• The appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it.
  • usage: "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
  • synonyms: grip, handgrip, hold

verb

• Be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.
  • usage: "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old"
  • synonyms: manage, deal, care
• Interact in a certain way.
  • usage: "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
  • synonyms: treat, do by
• Act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression.
  • usage: "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
  • synonyms: cover, treat, plow, deal, address
• Touch, lift, or hold with the hands.
  • usage: "Don't handle the merchandise"
  • synonyms: palm
• Handle effectively.
  • usage: "The burglar wielded an axe"; "The young violinist didn't manage her bow very well"
  • synonyms: wield, manage
• Show and train.
  • usage: "The prize-winning poodle was handled by Mrs. Priscilla Prescott"

• (v.t.) To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
• (v.t.) To treat; to use, well or ill.
• (v.t.) To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully.
• (v.t.) To deal with; to make a business of.
• (v.t.) To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument or an objection.
• (v.t.) To accustom to the hand; to work upon or take care of, with the hands.
• (n.) That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.
• (v.i.) To use the hands.
• (v.t.) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods or a large stock.
• (n.) That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.
• (v.t.) To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.

handle is an informal name for the portion of a security's price that is comprised of the numbers to the left of the decimal point, colon, or dash. For example, if a bond's price is 103. 25, its handle is 103. Sometimes brokers and dealers only quote the numbers to the right of the decimal point and assume that the handle is understood.