microchip
English
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editmicrochip (plural microchips)
- integrated circuit
- microprocessor
- By the early 2020s, the strategic priority level of microchip fabrication prowess and capacity had only grown.
- microprocessor
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editintegrated circuit
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editmicrochip (third-person singular simple present microchips, present participle microchipping, simple past and past participle microchipped)
- (transitive) To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
- 2017 September 23, “From north Wales to Norfolk, distraught beekeepers ask: who’s stealing our hives?”, in The Observer[1]:
- In Britain, where the British BeeKeepers Association (BBKA) has been urging members to microchip their hives for some time, the continuing mystery and the belief that the crimes are inside jobs are taking their toll.
- 1997, Paulette Cooper, Paul Noble, Jack Fleming, 277 Secrets Your Cat Wants You to Know:
- Still, doing something to protect your cat is better than doing nothing, so you should have your cat microchipped in the groin area with a registered ID.
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editItalian
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editBorrowed from English microchip, from micro- + chip.
Noun
editmicrochip m (invariable)
Portuguese
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editUnadapted borrowing from English microchip.
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Noun
editmicrochip m (plural microchips) (proscribed, unadapted spelling)
- Alternative form of microchipe
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English microchip.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmicrochip m (plural microchips)
- (electronics) microchip (small plate with a set of electronic circuits)
Further reading
edit- “microchip”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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