An electronic chip used to tag an object or merchandise in order to recognize it electronically from a short distance.

A system for verifying that the bearer of a debit card or credit card is the owner, involving cards that contain a silicon chip storing the PIN of the card; the bearer confirms ownership of the card by inserting it into a machine and entering the PIN, which is compared with the one stored on the chip.

A small, usually near-conical piece of chocolate.

(electronics) An integrated circuit, typically installed in a personal computer or other electronic devices.

Resistant to chipping (breaking into small pieces).

plural of chocolate chip

A wafer of silicon on which an integrated circuit has been built; a microchip

A chip or crisp made from baked corn tortillas.

plural of tortilla chip

(computing, historical) A microchip promoted by the US government in the mid-1990s as an encryption device to be used by all telecommunications companies.