microchip

UK: /ˈmaɪkrəʊtʃɪp/ US: /ˈmaɪkroʊˌtʃɪp/ ,(mī′krō chip′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

mi•cro•chip /ˈmaɪkroʊˌtʃɪp/   n. 

1. Electronics chip¹ (def. 5).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

mi•cro•chip  (mī′krō chip′), n. [Electronics.]

1. Electronics chip¹ (def. 5).

• micro- + chip¹ 1965–70

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microchip / ˈmaɪkrəʊˌtʃɪp/ noun

1. a small piece of semiconductor material carrying many integrated circuits

verb ( -chips, -chipping, -chipped)

1. (transitive) to implant (an animal) with a microchip tag linked to a national computer network for purposes of identification