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

(computing, electronics) A RAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM or EEPROM microchip that can be plugged into a personal computer to provide temporary or permanent memory.

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.

Resistant to chipping (breaking into small pieces).

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

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

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

A method for interconnecting semiconductor devices to external circuitry with solder bumps that have been deposited onto the chip pads.

A piece of dried cow dung, used especially as fuel in the Third World and by early North American settlers.

plural of chip fork