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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmicrochip
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /mikɾoˈtʃip/
"El veterinario le implantó un microchip a la mascota."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A miniature electronic circuit consisting of integrated circuits on a semiconductor material, used for processing and storing data in computers and electronic devices.
"Modern smartphones rely on powerful microchips to handle complex graphical processing and machine learning tasks." - 2
A tiny radio-frequency identification (RFID) transponder implanted under the skin of a domestic animal for permanent identification.
"The veterinarian scanned the stray dog for a microchip to quickly locate its rightful owner."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century as a compound of 'micro-' (derived from Greek mikros meaning 'small') and 'chip' (in the sense of a small piece of semiconductor material). It emerged alongside the rapid development of integrated circuit technology in the 1960s to describe miniaturized electronic circuits.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Microchip" is said worldwide
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puce
Transliteration: /pys/
"Les ordinateurs modernes utilisent des microprocesseurs très puissants."
Mikrochip
Transliteration: /ˈmiːkʁoˌt͡ʃɪp/
"Der Mikrochip steuert alle Funktionen des Geräts."
microchip
Transliteration: /ˈmikrotʃip/
"Il cane è stato identificato tramite microchip."
microchip
Transliteration: /mikɾoˈtʃip/
"El veterinario le implantó un microchip a la mascota."
microchip
Transliteration: /mikɾoˈtʃip/
"O microchip armazena todas as informações do sistema."
माइкроचिप
Transliteration: maikrochip
Script: माइक्रोचिप
"कंप्यूटर में एक शक्तिशाली माइक्रोचिप का उपयोग किया जाता है।"
微芯片
Transliteration: wēi xīnpiàn
"这台电脑的核心是一个先进的微芯片。"
마이크로칩
Transliteration: maikeurochip
"모든 스마트폰에는 작은 마이크로칩이 들어 있습니다."
マイクロチップ
Transliteration: maikurochippu
"ペットにマイクロチップを埋め込むことが義務付けられています。"
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