microchip

noun

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

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Take the dog to a vet or shelter to scan for a microchip. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 Semiconductors and microchips are among the products heavily outsourced to factories in Asia due to lower costs. Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025 Adopters will be responsible for the $36 microchip fee for their pets. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025 Add to that the need to build factories and fabrication plants for microchips. Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2025.

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microchip

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

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