A silicon chip is a very small piece of silicon inside a computer. It has electronic circuits on it and can hold large quantities of information or perform mathematical or logical operations.
silicon chip in British English
noun
another term for chip (sense 8)
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silicon chip
British English: silicon chip /ˈsɪlɪkən tʃɪp/ NOUN
A silicon chip is a very small piece of material inside a computer. It has electronic circuits on it and can hold large quantities of information or perform mathematical or logical operations.