Meaning of the word "integrated circuit" in English

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integrated circuit

US /ˈɪn.tə.ɡreɪ.tɪd ˈsɝː.kɪt/
UK /ˈɪn.tə.ɡreɪ.tɪd ˈsɝː.kɪt/
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Noun

1.

a microelectronic circuit manufactured as a single unit of semiconductor material, usually silicon, containing many active and passive components and their interconnections within a single chip

Example:
Modern computers rely heavily on integrated circuits for their processing power.
The tiny chip contains millions of transistors, forming a complex integrated circuit.
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