For Chip we have terms and definitions in 15 topics. The topics are Cad, Camcorder, Carpet, Computer Hardware, Drugs, Environmental Acronyms, Golf, Import Cars, Mental Illness, Music Technology, Poker, Rugby, Soccer, Technology and Tennis.

Chip (Cad)

A single piece of silicon cut from a slice by scribing or breaking. A chip
can contain one or more circuits.

Chip (Camcorder)

Short name for the imaging device, or CCD (see CCD).

Chip (Carpet)

1. The form of polymer feedstock used in fiber production. 2. The feedstock for a pulp digestion. 3. A defect in a nonwoven fabric.

Chip (Computer Hardware)

There are different types of chips, such as a CPU chip (i.e. a microchip/microprocessor), or a memory chip. Chips are made out of semi-conducting material, usually silicon, and have an integrated circuit embedded into them. A typical chip contains millions of transistors, and is no bigger than a quarter of an inch squared. Computers contain numerous chips.

Chip (Drugs)

Heroin

Chip (Environmental Acronyms)

Chemical Hazard Information Profiles

Chip (Golf)

A short shot (typically played from very close to and around the green), that is intended to flight the ball a very short distance and have it roll the remainder of the way to the hole.

Chip (Import Cars)

1. A nick in paint work. 2. A micro-processor part. 3. Metal removed during a milling or machining process.

Chip (Mental Illness)

Child Health Insurance Program

Chip (Music Technology)

Another word for an Integrated Circuit / Microprocessor.
Chromatic Scale: A scale where notes are incremented in semitones.

Chip (Poker)

Poker chips are small round discs used instead of money at the poker table.

Chip (Rugby)

Same as pop kick.

Chip (Soccer)

A pass lofted into the air from a player to a teammate or as a shot on goal.

Chip (Technology)

Short for microchip. See microprocessor

Chip (Tennis)

A soft shot, hit with backspin, that just drops over the net; as a verb, to hit such a shot. It's similar to the drop shot, but is more commonly used against an opponent who is at the net, forcing a difficult volley.

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