microchip

noun

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

Examples of microchip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Zilis is an executive at Neuralink, one of Musk’s companies In 2017, Zilis joined Neuralink, a company founded by Musk that creates brain microchips to solve brain and spine problems. Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024 Meanwhile, Apple was recently overtaken as the world's second most valuable company by Nvidia, an AI microchip maker. Harriet Marsden, theweek, 11 June 2024 Quantum technologies are based on peculiar properties of subatomic particles and already help power medical imaging machines and microchips. Pamir Alpay, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2024 His adoption fee is waived and includes his neuter surgery, current vaccinations, a microchip, and a follow-up wellness exam with a VCA Animal Hospital. The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for microchip 

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Word History

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 15 Jul. 2024.

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microchip

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

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