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fabless

Syllabification: (fab·less)
Pronunciation: /ˈfablis/
Definition of fabless

adjective

  • denoting or relating to a company that designs microchips but contracts out their production rather than owning its own factory:the newcomers' strategy was fabless production

Origin:

1980s: from fab 'a microchip fabrication plant' + -less

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