microchip

noun

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

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Her microchip led the shelter to the adoption center the family adopted her from in New Hampshire, which helped connect them with the family, the shelter said in the Jan. 8 post. Brooke Baitinger, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025 As a result, the stocks in major AI companies such as OpenAI and advanced microchip manufacturers such as Nvidia took a pounding, losing around $1tn in value overall, before recovering some of those losses once the dust had settled. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 Veterinarians scanned Damian for a microchip and found one loaded with Guilbeault's contact information. Colson Thayer, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025 Shares in microchip giant Nvidia slid by 17% on Monday, sparked by investor worries that Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek presented stiff competition for American AI companies. Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for microchip 

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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 6 Feb. 2025.

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microchip

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

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