microchip

noun

mi·​cro·​chip ˈmī-krō-ˌchip How to pronounce microchip (audio)

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But industrial policy has not led to better or cheaper microchips or any net job creation. Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025 They're tagged with microscopic devices for identification, similar to a pet microchip. Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025 Firms such as Toshiba and NEC helped Japan dominate in microchips during the 1980s, but competition from South Korea and Taiwan saw its global market share slump from more than 50 percent to around 10 percent now. Afp, Fortune Asia, 18 Dec. 2024 Her microchip led the shelter to the adoption center the family adopted her from in New Hampshire, which helped connect them with the family, the shelter said in the Jan. 8 post. Brooke Baitinger, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for microchip 

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First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of microchip was in 1969

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“Microchip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microchip. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.

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microchip

noun
mi·​cro·​chip ˈmī-krō-ˌchip How to pronounce microchip (audio)

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