Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

modchip

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables: mod-chip
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A computer chip or similar hardware device used to modify the behaviour of a games console.

Example Sentences

"Installing a new hard drive would require a modchip that can reprogram or bypass the hard drive lock."
"The goal of this hack is to install a modchip into your Xbox."
"Sony argued that the access code reader was a 'technological protection measure' and that the 'modchip' was a 'circumvention device'."

Etymology

From mod + chip.

Inflected Forms

modchips (plural)

Questions

What does modchip mean?: A computer chip or similar hardware device used to modify the behaviour of a games console.
Where does modchip come from?: From mod + chip.

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