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Chip - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Abrasion, Air, Bark, Bit, Bloody, Breach, Break, Bubble, Burn, Bust, Butt, Chaff, Check, Chipper, Chisel |
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A chip is a general term for a splinter or shard of something.
- In biology, ChIP is an abbreviation for an experimental technique, chromatin immunoprecipitation, which is used to determine whether a given protein binds to a specific DNA sequence in vivo.
- In computing, the term chip has the following meanings:
- In telecommunications (according to Federal Standard 1037C):
- In micrographic display systems, a relatively small and separate piece of microform that contains microimages and coded information for search, identification, and retrieval purposes.
- In food, a chip is a fried piece of potato, specifically referring to one of the following:
- In gambling, a chip is a coin-shaped token that is used to represent a monetary amount. It is often used as poker equipment (see poker chip).
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Example Usage of Chip |
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carlosipnet: RT @bbctech: US Chip maker Intel agrees to pay rival AMD $1.25bn as part of a deal to... (read the rest of this at http://LongTweet.me/cs) |
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reluctntrunner: Did I really just talk myself into eating that chocolate Chip cookie? Yes. Yes I did. |
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stubru: Concertnieuws: The Black Box Revelation en Hot Chip komen in maart naar AB. http://bit.ly/2NkoZD |
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