microchip

noun

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

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Investigators are using microchip data and shelter records to track the animals and determine what happened to them. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Soon, Nvidia was touting virtual-reality simulators to train robots, and microchips to deploy in robot brains. Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Staff at a Long Island animal shelter had scanned Apollo's microchip after finding him outside a police station. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026 The skulls of 21 dogs, hundreds of bones and six loose microchips were also found near the dig sites. Jose Fabian, CBS News, 27 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microchip. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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microchip

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

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