noun

chip

Translation

chip, crisp, microchip, counter

I like potato chips with my sandwich.

I like crisps with my sandwich.

This computer has a very fast chip.

There's a small chip in the teacup.

((countable noun)) a thin piece of fried potato (US); a french fry (UK) He ate a bag of chips.

((countable noun)) a microchip The phone needs a new chip.

((countable noun)) a small piece broken off something A chip of paint fell off the wall.

Synonyms: fragment, piece, sliver, microchip

From Old English 'ċipp', meaning 'a small piece of wood'.

Picture a computer 'chip' that is as thin as a potato 'chip' (or a crisp in the UK!).