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unchipped

unchipped

7.1
Without a small electronic chip used to identify pets or devices
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈtʃɪpt/
translation icon : sin microchip
  • The animal shelter will not release any unchipped cats for adoption.

Examples

  • It is safer to avoid buying unchipped devices from unofficial sources.

  • Many older phones remain unchipped and cannot be tracked electronically.

  • The cat is unchipped.

  • Is this dog unchipped?

  • The animal shelter will not release any unchipped cats for adoption.

  • Many older phones remain unchipped and cannot be tracked electronically.

  • It is safer to avoid buying unchipped devices from unofficial sources.

Surface Forms

unchipped positive

Morphology

unchipped = chipped (transparent) = un + chip + ed

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the meaning of 'chipped', indicating the absence of a chip.

Etymology

Unchipped is made of un- ('not') and chip, as in microchip or the small chip placed in a pet. So unchipped means 'not fitted with a small electronic chip', which is why an unchipped pet or device has no electronic ID.