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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 tongue-in-cheek backronym is circulating claiming that 'chip' stands for Computer Hybrid Integrated Potato, joking that the first chips were made of potatoes. The word actually refers to semiconductor integrated circuits, named for the small chip of silicon they are cut from, and has no potato origin.
Why now: The absurd false etymology is being shared as humor among people interested in semiconductors and computing.
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- 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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