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microchip

microchip

English

Noun

microchip (plural microchips)

  1. Integrated circuit; microprocessor.

Translations

Verb

microchip (third-person singular simple present microchips, present participle microchipping, simple past and past participle microchipped)

  1. (transitive) To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
    • 1997, Paulette Cooper, Paul Noble, Jack Fleming, 277 Secrets Your Cat Wants You to Know
      Still, doing something to protect your cat is better than doing nothing, so you should have your cat microchipped in the groin area with a registered ID.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English microchip, from micro- + chip.

Noun

microchip m (invariable)

  1. microchip

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English microchip.

Noun

microchip m (plural microchips)

  1. (electronics) microchip (small plate with a set of electronic circuits)

Synonyms


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from English microchip.

Noun

microchip m (plural microchips)

  1. (electronics) microchip (small plate with a set of electronic circuits)