microchip

noun

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

Examples of microchip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Biden administration has for months accused China of unfair trade practices by flooding the global markets with goods at artificially low prices, putting US manufacturing of electric vehicles, microchips, and other goods at a disadvantage. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024 Automakers had lots full of unsold cars lacking the microchips that controlled everything from emissions to brakes. Peter Green, Quartz, 11 May 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 19 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

microchip

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

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