Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chiphead

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chip-head
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A microchip expert.

Slang

noun

A person strongly interested in or knowledgeable about computer hardware.

Slang

Example Sentences

"For all you chipheads, we use 0.5 micron process technology for our 486 devices."
"Although [this book] focuses on technology, it's not an assault course for geeks. For one thing the spine's not wide enough for a chiphead manual."
"That was the buzz at the latest Microprocessor Forum, an annual gathering of chipheads in Silicon Valley."

Etymology

From chip + -head.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: chip

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

chipheads (plural)

Questions

What does chiphead mean?: A microchip expert.
Where does chiphead come from?: From chip + -head.

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