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memory chip

memory chip

3 3.6
An electronic part inside a computer that stores data like RAM
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛməri tʃɪp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : chip de memoria
  • The computer's performance improved significantly after I replaced the old memory chip with a faster one.
  • computer memory chip
  • flash memory chip
  • memory chip maker

Smartphones, computers, memory chips are now exempt from these new tariffs.

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Examples

  • Samsung went from chip assembly to global leadership in 64K random access memory chip production, allied with IBM and other electronics leaders.

    Academic text (1997)

  • This memory chip is then added to the 8085-based microcomputer board.

    Academic text (1995)

  • This is the memory chip.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • One of the most reliable storage devices I could find was actually the simple flash memory chip.

    Blog text (9)

  • "I need two new memory chips and the spare pod."

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Stacks of memory chips have been in commercial use for more than ten years.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Large capacity memory chips lessen the number of times that they need to be changed in the field.

    Academic text (2010)

  • In spite of having millions of moving parts, this memory chip promises to be faster and more robust than its competition.

    Academic text (2003)

  • In tiny MP3 players, storage is created from flash memory chips.

    Blog text (5)

  • Electronics manufacturers have been using I2C-enabled EEPROM memory chips for decades to store small amounts of data persistently, including configuration data or boot-loading information.

    Blog text (25)

Synonyms

memory
vsmemory chip
  • Specialized
157 4.4

A part of a computer that stores data

is a small integrated circuit rather than a general storage component
RAM
vsmemory chip
  • Specialized
27 3.5

Computer memory that stores data for a short time while the computer is on

is a small integrated circuit that can serve this temporary fast storage role
computer memory
vsmemory chip
  • Specialized
3 2.8

A part of a computer that stores data and instructions for the processor

is a small integrated circuit used as part of that processor storage
memory device
vsmemory chip
1 3.5

A thing that stores information like files or photos so you can use it later

is a small specific integrated circuit rather than any general storage hardware

How Much

computer storage
  • Specialized
1 2.7
memory
  • Specialized
157 4.4
memory chip
  • Specialized
3 3.6

Surface Forms

memory chip singular
memory chips plural

Morphology

memory + chip

The compound 'memory chip' is a straightforward composition: a 'chip' that provides or stores 'memory' (data), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to an electronic component for storing memory. The neuroscience-specific extension (implanting or recording human memories) is a specialised use but remains a predictable, compositional extension of the basic meaning.

Etymology

The noun memory chip comes from computer parts: a small flat chip that keeps digital memory, or data, inside devices. So, it means a piece of hardware that 'stores' information for a computer.