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microelectronics

 noun
     
Related topics: Computers
mi‧cro‧e‧lec‧tron‧ics [uncountable]
TDTD the practice or study of designing very small electrical circuits that are used in computers:
the latest developments in microelectronics
—microelectronic adjective:
a new system that has been developed using microelectronic technology
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