modchip

English

Etymology

From mod +‎ chip.

Pronunciation

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Noun

modchip (plural modchips)

1. A computer chip or similar hardware device used to modify the behaviour of a games console.
   • 2003, Andrew Huang, Hacking the Xbox: an introduction to reverse engineering:

     Installing a new hard drive would require a modchip that can reprogram or bypass the hard drive lock.

   • 2004, Joe Grand, Frank Thornton, Albert Yarusso, Game console hacking: have fun while voiding your warranty:

     The goal of this hack is to install a modchip into your Xbox.

   • 2006, Dennis Campbell, The Internet: Laws and Regulatory Regimes:

     Sony argued that the access code reader was a 'technological protection measure' and that the 'modchip' was a 'circumvention device'.

Translations

Translations

• French: modchip (fr)