chipset

noun

chip·​set ˈchip-ˌset How to pronounce chipset (audio)
: a group of integrated circuits that together perform a set of related functions (such as processing data)

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MacBook Pro’s iPad Pro Barrier The current MacBook Pro was launched in late October 2024, five months after the Apple Silicon M4 chipset debuted with the iPad Pro M4. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 More Ryan Pierse/Getty Images The sensor on the module is most likely powered by an A17 Pro chipset and features the 48-megapixel primary camera from an iPhone 15 Pro. Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025 With a total of 12 microphones and an advanced new chipset, Sony claims its latest headphones have the best noise canceling on the market. Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 10 June 2025 That Apple can support the M1 chipset some five years down the line and bring the full range of new tools, including the latest generative AI suite, should not come as a surprise. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for chipset

Word History

Etymology

chip entry 1 ("integrated circuit") + set entry 2

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chipset was in 1966

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“Chipset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chipset. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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