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Intel

Intel

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An American company that makes computer processors and chips
  • proper noun
  • /ˈɪntɛl/
: Intel
  • She's the one who told me to buy Intel stock when it first came on the market.
  • Intel processor
  • Intel Core
  • Intel Pentium

It all comes down to this, Intel versus AMD.

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Examples

  • By 2005, more than 100 Intel Computer Clubhouses will be established around the world.

    Academic text (2001)
  • So all of you know about Intel and Microsoft and IBM and so on.

  • Intel partnered with Microsoft on an earlier version of this program, called Intel Teach to the Future.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Why is it that everything dies and Intel appears to be the only gigantic one left?

    Blog text (1)
  • "At the time, I figured I would wind up at Microsoft, Intel, or one of the other usual suspects," he recalled.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Intel is a registered trademark, and FlashFile is a trademark of Intel Corporation.

    Academic text (1995)
  • So we got a new PC and we went for the Intel NUC mini PC.

  • Some electrical industry devices in use contain the Intel 8088 processor, introduced in 1978.

    Academic text (2002)
  • It all comes down to this, Intel versus AMD.

  • We decided to buy an Intel processor for our custom-built gaming PC.

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Etymology

Intel comes from a short form of Integrated Electronics, which means 'bringing parts together' in electronics. So Intel is a company that makes computer chips by putting many electronic parts together.