As a noun, a chip can be a small broken piece of something, a thin slice of fried food, or a tiny electronic part that stores and processes information. As a verb, “to chip” means to break off a small piece from something.
“Chip” comes from Old English “cipp” or “ceap,” meaning a small piece of wood or splinter. The meaning broadened to small fragments of many materials, and later to thin slices of food and tiny electronics.
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