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Transistor vs Microchip - What's the difference?

transistor | microchip |

As nouns the difference between transistor and microchip

is that transistor is while microchip is integrated circuit; microprocessor.

As a verb microchip is

to fit (an animal) with a microchip.

transistor

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia transistor)
  • a solid-state semiconductor device, with three terminals, which can be used for amplification, switching, voltage stabilization, signal modulation, and many other functions
  • (dated, informal) a transistor radio

    • Derived terms

    * transistorize * transistorized * transistor radio

    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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