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microchip vs microprocessor

microprocessor vs microchip

microchip and microprocessor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
microchip Yes No No No
microprocessor Yes No No No
As nouns, microprocessor is a hyponym of microchip; that is, microprocessor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than microchip:
  • microchip: electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
  • microprocessor: integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system
Other hyponyms of microchip include biochip, DNA chip, gene chip, memory chip.
microchip (noun) microprocessor (noun)
electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system
Difference between microchip and microprocessor

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