INTEGRATED CIRCUIT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A microelectronic computer circuit incorporated into a chip or semiconductor; a whole system rather than a single component

Synonyms:

integrated circuit; microcircuit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("integrated circuit" is a kind of...):

computer circuit (a circuit that is part of a computer)

Holonyms ("integrated circuit" is a part of...):

chip; micro chip; microchip; microprocessor chip; silicon chip (electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit)

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