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Microchip vs Cpu - What's the difference?

microchip | cpu |

As a noun microchip

is integrated circuit; microprocessor.

As a verb microchip

is to fit (an animal) with a microchip.

microchip

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • integrated circuit; microprocessor.

    • Verb

  • To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
  • * 1997 , Paulette Cooper, Paul Noble, Jack Fleming, 277 Secrets Your Cat Wants You to Know
    • Still, doing something to protect your cat is better than doing nothing, so you should have your cat microchipped in the groin area with a registered ID.
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    cpu

    English

    (wikipedia CPU) ===(en)=== (en noun)
  • (electronics, computing) central processing unit

    • Derived terms

    * CPU fan

    Related terms

    * FPU * GPU * PPU * MMU

    See also

    * DSP * ASIC

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (video games) Any character or entity controlled by the game software.
  • (slang) the main computer case containing the central components of a personal computer

    • Synonyms

    * (videogames) NPC

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