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silicon chip vs microprocessor

microprocessor vs silicon chip

silicon chip and microprocessor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
silicon chip Yes No No No
microprocessor Yes No No No
As nouns, microprocessor is a hyponym of silicon chip; that is, microprocessor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than silicon 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
  • microprocessor: integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system
Other hyponyms of silicon chip include biochip, DNA chip, gene chip, memory chip.
silicon chip (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 silicon chip and microprocessor

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