microchip

noun

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

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Add to that the need to build factories and fabrication plants for microchips. Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025 One term that came up a lot at the time, was Moore’s Law, a prediction made in the 1960s by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore that the number of transistors on a microchip would double about every two years. Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025 Animal Services located a microchip under the dog’s skin that revealed Tywinn was registered to Allison Holt — another name used by Lawrence which police learned using a law enforcement database, court records show. Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025 Kane Animal Control holding vaccine, microchip clinics Kane County Animal Control has spring and summer dates open for its drive-thru rabies vaccine and microchip clinics. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 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 25 Apr. 2025.

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microchip

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

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