microchip

noun

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

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Even their voices are switched with microchip implants. Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026 After a veterinarian confirmed Estrella did not have a microchip, Valle and his family decided to take her in. Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 12 June 2026 Each snake released was fitted with a microchip, which can be used to identify it in the future if it is encountered or recaptured. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026 Destroying one single silicon wafer, an extremely flat slice of semiconductor material that serves as the foundation for microchips, could cost up to half a million dollars, Intel’s vice president of manufacturing development Chris Auth told Nemec. Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 June 2026 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

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

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