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INTEGRATED CIRCUIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)