Used in a Sentence

chips

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for chips.

Editorial note

In comparison, how much is a cup of coffee or a portion of chips (for us UK types)?

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Traditional nickname for someone whose surname is Carpenter.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of chips gathered in one view.

noun

Traditional nickname for someone whose surname is Carpenter.

noun

(slang) A carpenter.

noun

(Internet) Acronym of cookies having independent partitioned state.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for chips.

noun

Traditional nickname for someone whose surname is Carpenter.

noun

(slang) A carpenter.

noun

(Internet) Acronym of cookies having independent partitioned state.

Example sentences

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In comparison, how much is a cup of coffee or a portion of chips (for us UK types)?

2

Or maybe there is some custom hardware (like DSP chips) in the data center that is used?

3

So, today there may not be enough workers that are familiar with designing chips for wearables (subset of hardware engineers).

4

If it chips away at Safari or Firefox marketshare, that's no win for anyone- those are already damn good browsers.

5

The silly thing is that it's viewed as a form of linguistic imperialism, where in reality it's just where the chips fell.

6

Companies aren't taking their chips down yet, because they're still confident they'll grow.

7

You still need quite a few chips to build a usefully large drive.

8

This could also be a problem for wifi chips in laptops.

9

It's my guess that they didn't initiate this, but why wouldn't they agree to supply the chips if they were approached and asked to do so?

10

A coffee or chips is a consumable, as soon as I use them they're gone and nobody else gets to consume them.

11

I think they do for chips and stuff, not sure about design.

12

I'm not an expert on this by any means, but is a radiation-hardened CPU (as is needed in space) manufactured with a different process than chips designed to operate within the Earth's atmosphere?

Quote examples

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The more "dangerous" WiFi modules are probably not router chips, since they are usually based on closed-source drivers/firmware, but rather ones like the ath9k ones.

2

"The commission also alleges that Intel secretly redesigned key software, known as a compiler, that deliberately stunted the performance of competitors' CPU chips." The EU finally drops its antitrust suit against Microsoft, but the FTC seems to want to waste more time and money.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use chips in a sentence?

In comparison, how much is a cup of coffee or a portion of chips (for us UK types)?

What does chips mean?

Traditional nickname for someone whose surname is Carpenter.

What part of speech is chips?

chips is commonly used as noun.