English Explanatory Dictionary

Silicon Valley

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Originally, the region of the San Francisco Bay Area in which there were a high number of industries producing silicon chips; later extended to mean the entire concentration of high-tech businesses in this area.
  2. The tech industry, especially the American tech industry specifically.
  3. A tech industry cluster in another country, developed as a competitor to the original Silicon Valley.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Silicon Valley Silicon Valleys Silicone Valley

Etymology

From Silicon Valley USA, the title of a series of articles appearing in 1971 in Electronic News by the journalist Don Hoefler, from silicon, an important element in semiconductor manufacturing + valley from Santa Clara Valley, the area where many of these industries are located.

Related words

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Derived words

Mexican Silicon Valley Silicone Valley Silicon Valley North Silicon Valley of Europe Silicon Valley of India Silicon Valley of Sweden Silicon Valley of the East Coast
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