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Noun: microchip  'mI-krow,chip
  1. Electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
    - chip, micro chip, silicon chip, microprocessor chip
Verb: microchip (microchipped,microchipping)  'mI-krow,chip
  1. Implant a microchip for identification and tracking

Derived forms: micro chips, microchips, microchipped, microchipping

Type of: semiconductor, semiconductor device, semiconductor unit

Part of: computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system

Encyclopedia: Microchip