kerfs

plural of kerf
as in chips
a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface with a handsaw I made a kerf in the board to mark where I needed to cut

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Noun
  • Qualcomm calls the new chips AI200 and AI250, and they’re intended for generative AI inference in data centers.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The guest list for the event includes senior American politicians and Silicon Valley glitterati, and comes as US officials mull whether to allow Nvidia to sell its cutting-edge Blackwell chips to China.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The two No 10s largely avoid the sort of slack passes and heavy touches that have previously halted United from properly settling into their attacking grooves.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The track starts with a pulsating Simmons bass riff, setting the tone for one of Kiss' funkier guitar grooves.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Using sharp paring knife, cut four 1 1/2-inch long slits in top of dough (think of a clock for slit placement at 12,3,6,9 positions).
    Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Its large leaves develop holes and slits that have earned it the name Swiss cheese plant.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Kerfs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kerfs. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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