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CMOS

Definition of CMOS

noun

[often as modifier] Electronics
  • a technology for making low power integrated circuits: a CMOS integrated circuit
  • a chip built using CMOS technology: within a few weeks the CMOS loses the system set-up as well as date and time

Origin:

1980s: from Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

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