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Joke claims 'chip' stands for Computer Hybrid Integrated Potato
Original: Chip stands for: Computer Hybrid Integrated Potato Because the first chips were made of potatoes. # Chips # Computers
A joke definition is circulating online claiming that 'chip' stands for 'Computer Hybrid Integrated Potato', with the false punchline that the first microchips were made of potatoes. In reality, the word 'chip' in semiconductors comes from chips of silicon, and early integrated circuits were built from materials like germanium and silicon, never potatoes. The post is being shared as wordplay rather than fact.
Why now: It is a humorous fake acronym that people find amusing to share and correct.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 9 snapshots from 11 h ago to 54 min ago.
Evidence
- Chip stands for: Computer Hybrid Integrated Potato Because the first chips were made of potatoes. # Chips # Computers · lydiaconwell@todon.nl · 1
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