chiphead
nounEtymology From chip + -head.
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Slang A microchip expert.
- For all you chipheads, we use 0.5 micron process technology for our 486 devices.1995 March 13, InfoWorld, volume 17, number 11, page 36:
- Although [this book] focuses on technology, it's not an assault course for geeks. For one thing the spine's not wide enough for a chiphead manual.1999, Helen Vandevelde, Harnessing Technology for Career Success, page 1:
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- That was the buzz at the latest Microprocessor Forum, an annual gathering of chipheads in Silicon Valley.2001 January, Maximum PC, volume 6, number 1:
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Slang A person strongly interested in or knowledgeable about computer hardware.