English > microchip: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit. |
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| Synonyms | chip, micro chip, silicon chip, microprocessor chip |
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| Part of | computer, computing machine, computing device, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system | A machine for performing calculations automatically |
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| Parts | integrated circuit, microcircuit | A microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor |
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| Narrower | biochip | A microchip that uses tiny strands of DNA to latch onto and quickly recognize thousands of genes at a time |
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| gene chip, DNA chip | A microchip that holds DNA probes that form half of the DNA double helix and can recognize DNA from samples being tested |
| memory chip | A RAM microchip that can be plugged into a computer to provide additional memory |
| microprocessor | integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system |
| Broader | semiconductor device, semiconductor unit, semiconductor | A conductor made with semiconducting material |
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| Spanish | chip, micro chip, microchip, microplaqueta, microprocesador |
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| Catalan | microprocessador, microxip, xip |
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