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cip
chip (as in a computer or microchip) /ˈtʃip/
noun#5268 most common
Also: microchip, integrated circuit, smart card chip
Example sentences
Telefonul are un cip.
The phone has a chip.
Cipul din telefon este mic.
The chip in the phone is small.
Cardul bancar are un cip electronic.
The bank card has an electronic chip.
Producătorii de cipuri se confruntă cu o criză globală.
Chip manufacturers are facing a global crisis.
Fără cipuri performante, inteligența artificială nu ar putea avansa atât de rapid.
Without high-performance chips, artificial intelligence could not advance so fast.
Vulnerabilitatea descoperită în arhitectura cipurilor a obligat companiile să își regândească strategiile de securitate.
The vulnerability discovered in the chip architecture forced companies to rethink their security strategies.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cip | cipuri |
| Genitive | cipului | cipurilor |
| Accusative | cip | cipuri |
| Vocative | cip | cipuri |
Word family
microcipmicrochip
biocipbiochip
cipsetchipset
cip electronicelectronic chip (as on a bank card)
Etymology
Cip is a direct borrowing from English "chip," adopted into Romanian as computing and electronics vocabulary spread in the late 20th century. Romanian respelled it phonetically to match its pronunciation. It has no older Romanian or Latin root; it is a modern technical loanword.
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