Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fabless

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: fa-b-less
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a company: that does not make its own silicon wafers, and primarily concerns itself with research and design.

Example Sentences

"The fabless semiconductor company recently finished designing its new line of microchips."

Etymology

fabrication and -less.

Questions

What does fabless mean?: Of a company: that does not make its own silicon wafers, and primarily concerns itself with research and design.
Where does fabless come from?: fabrication and -less.

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