Why is the manufacturing of computer chips also called "fabrication"?
Is it a dirty ulgy little tick to joke about the legal meaning of "fabrication"?
FABRICATION in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/fabrication>
* the act of producing a product, especially in
-a an industrial process
* the act of inventing false information in order
-a to deceive someone, or the false information itself
Why is the manufacturing of computer chips also called "fabrication"?
Is it a dirty ulgy little tick to joke about the legal meaning of "fabrication"?
FABRICATION in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/fabrication>
* the act of producing a product, especially in
-a an industrial process
* the act of inventing false information in order
-a to deceive someone, or the false information itself
Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
Why is the manufacturing of computer chips also called "fabrication"?
Is it a dirty ulgy little tick to joke about the legal meaning of "fabrication"?
FABRICATION in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/fabrication>
* the act of producing a product, especially in
-a-a an industrial process
* the act of inventing false information in order
-a-a to deceive someone, or the false information itself
My "guess" is that fabrication probably refers to root word "fabric", so fabrication would be making something intricate and complex from a simple but very small starting point. i.e: silk thread.
You might also notice they use that in the naming of the buildings.
Such as "FAB43".
On Sun, 6/21/2026 12:04 AM, Paul in Houston TX wrote:
Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
Why is the manufacturing of computer chips also called "fabrication"?
Is it a dirty ulgy little tick to joke about the legal meaning of "fabrication"?
FABRICATION in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-traditional/fabrication>
* the act of producing a product, especially in
-a-a an industrial process
* the act of inventing false information in order
-a-a to deceive someone, or the false information itself
My "guess" is that fabrication probably refers to root word "fabric", so fabrication would be making something intricate and complex from a simple but very small starting point. i.e: silk thread.
You might also notice they use that in the naming of the buildings.
Such as "FAB43".
Paul
Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
Why is the manufacturing of computer chips also called "fabrication"?
Is it a dirty ulgy little tick to joke about the legal meaning of
"fabrication"?
FABRICATION in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-
traditional/fabrication>
* the act of producing a product, especially in
-a-a an industrial process
* the act of inventing false information in order
-a-a to deceive someone, or the false information itself
My "guess" is that fabrication probably refers to root word "fabric", so fabrication would be making something intricate and complex from a
simple but very small starting point. i.e: silk thread.
On 06/21/2026 12:04 AM, Paul in Houston TX wrote:
Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
Why is the manufacturing of computer chips also called "fabrication"?
Is it a dirty ulgy little tick to joke about the legal meaning of
"fabrication"?
FABRICATION in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary
<https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-
traditional/fabrication>
* the act of producing a product, especially in
-a-a an industrial process
* the act of inventing false information in order
-a-a to deceive someone, or the false information itself
My "guess" is that fabrication probably refers to root word "fabric", so fabrication would be making something intricate and complex from a
simple but very small starting point. i.e: silk thread.
From the Latin word - fabricare
construct, build, fashion
Chips are the result of building/constructing hundreds of layers of
circuits on a crystal of semiconducting material.
Fabrication is a perfectly ordinary word meaning "the act of producing a product, especially in
an industrial process", with no need for a far-fetched explanation. "The
the act of inventing false information in order to deceive someone, or the false information itself" is
Fabrication is a perfectly ordinary word meaning "the act of producing a product, especially in
an industrial process", with no need for a far-fetched explanation. "The
the act of inventing false information in order to deceive someone, or the false information itself" is
Chips are the result of building/constructing hundreds of layers of
circuits on a crystal of semiconducting material.
On 6/21/2026 8:16 PM, Paul wrote:
You might also notice they use that in the naming of the buildings.
Such as "FAB43".
Not answering the question.
Why add an extra meaning to the word "fabrication" in the name of information technology?
Why not a new word? :)
Because some countries have lots of great weapons? Dark magic?
Super-duper Johm Smith the Matrix kind of thing? Well...
No, Chips are the result of slicing a Potato up and then deep frying the bits!! ;-P
Language evolves over time.
Current English is almost (if not all) completely different than the
original Engligh - i.e. Old English.
I'm pretty sure majority of current English speaking people, can't
understand Old English.
I don't mind the courage and might to modify English dictionaries.
But... BUT.... it should be done wisely with wisdom and vision.
On Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:33:56 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
On 6/21/2026 8:16 PM, Paul wrote:
You might also notice they use that in the naming of the buildings.
Such as "FAB43".
Not answering the question.
Why add an extra meaning to the word "fabrication" in the name of
information technology?
Why not a new word? :)
Because some countries have lots of great weapons? Dark magic?
Super-duper Johm Smith the Matrix kind of thing? Well...
Language evolves over time.
Current English is almost (if not all) completely different than the
original Engligh - i.e. Old English.
I'm pretty sure majority of current English speaking people, can't
understand Old English.
On 6/22/2026 3:59 PM, Daniel70 wrote:
No, Chips are the result of slicing a Potato up and then deep frying the
bits!! ;-P
In American English, anything that looks like a thin slab could be
called or labelled as "chip"?
What about English English or British English? What is a "chip"?
Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
I don't mind the courage and might to modify English dictionaries.
But... BUT.... it should be done wisely with wisdom and vision.
English dictionaries don't prescribe how you should speak the language,
they document how people do speak it.
Compare that to the Acad|-mie Fran|oaise, who at least *think* they tell people how to speak French :-)
Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
On 6/22/2026 3:59 PM, Daniel70 wrote:
No, Chips are the result of slicing a Potato up and then deep frying the >>> bits!! ;-P
In American English, anything that looks like a thin slab could be
called or labelled as "chip"?
What about English English or British English? What is a "chip"?
What's this "American English" rubbish?-a American is what many people
speak in America; it has a passing resemblance to English but is largely misunderstood by English-speaking people. See the example above where a
chip in American is a crisp in English, and chips in Britain are "French Fries" or something similar in American.
English is what must people speak in Great Britain, with a variety of regional accents; and some totally distinct languages like Welsh or Gaelic
Australian "Strine" is what most speak in Australia.
(instead of the correct "converse"). As for
"fabrication", it basically refers to the
creation or construction of something, whether
physical (chips, buildings) or intangible
(misinformation), though in the latter it has
[also] taken the form of the noun describing
the result of the action.
Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:In American version of english, anything that looks like a thin slab
On 6/22/2026 3:59 PM, Daniel70 wrote:
No, Chips are the result of slicing a Potato up and then deep frying the >>> bits!! ;-P
What's this "American English" rubbish? American is what many people
speak in America; it has a passing resemblance to English but is largely
....
English is what must people speak in Great Britain, with a variety of regional accents; and some totally distinct languages like Welsh or Gaelic
Australian "Strine" is what most speak in Australia.
On 22/06/2026 9:57 pm, Graham J wrote:
On 6/22/2026 3:59 PM, Daniel70 wrote:
Sorry, shouldn't that be "Olde English"?? ;-P
I'm pretty sure majority of current English speaking people, can't
understand Old English.
Correct. ;-P
On 6/22/2026 8:51 PM, Daniel70 wrote:
On 22/06/2026 9:57 pm, Graham J wrote:
On 6/22/2026 3:59 PM, Daniel70 wrote:
Both of you are NOT answering my question about "chip" and "thin slab"!!
On 6/22/2026 8:29 PM, David Samuel Barr wrote:
(instead of the correct "converse"). As for
"fabrication", it basically refers to the
creation or construction of something, whether
physical (chips, buildings) or intangible
(misinformation), though in the latter it has
[also] taken the form of the noun describing
the result of the action.
Because of the "root" of the word is "fabric"? "cloth or material" are physical, are NOT intangible. They are NOT fairy tale creatures!!
FABRIC in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary <https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese- traditional/fabric?
cloth or material for making clothes, covering furniture, etc.
Those types of responses might remind some to paraphrase Ming's(the Merciless) comment to Klytus's after his men/guards failed to defeat and capture Flash.
On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:43:10 +0800, "Mr. Man-wai Chang"
Both of you are NOT answering my question about "chip" and "thin slab"!!
Yes, "chip" means "a thin slab cut from something"....
What the English often use the word "chip" for is "fried potato chip"
or "fried chip from a potato".....
In England, in general conversation, much of the time "chips" means a
small meal made up of deep-fried potato wedges, salt and vinegar. It
is roughly 1/3rd part of each ingredient.
The comedy sketch making fun of "spam" as an ingredient was just substituting "spam" for chips. If you replace "spam" with "chips" then
it becomes simply a normal caf|- menu and all alleged humour vanishes.
On 6/23/2026 2:14 AM, ....winston wrote:
Those types of responses might remind some to paraphrase Ming's(the
Merciless) comment to Klytus's after his men/guards failed to defeat and
capture Flash.
Another assassin just hop in and BANG!! BANG!! Well... :)
In England, in general conversation, much of the time "chips" means a
small meal made up of deep-fried potato wedges, salt and vinegar. It is roughly 1/3rd part of each ingredient.
Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
On 6/22/2026 3:59 PM, Daniel70 wrote:
No, Chips are the result of slicing a Potato up and then deep frying the >>> bits!! ;-P
In American English, anything that looks like a thin slab could be
called or labelled as "chip"?
What about English English or British English? What is a "chip"?
What's this "American English" rubbish? American is what many people
speak in America;
it has a passing resemblance to English but is largely
misunderstood by English-speaking people. See the example above where a
chip in American is a crisp in English, and chips in Britain are "French >Fries" or something similar in American.
English is what must people speak in Great Britain, with a variety of >regional accents; and some totally distinct languages like Welsh or Gaelic
Australian "Strine" is what most speak in Australia.
What about English English or British English? What is a "chip"?
What's this "American English" rubbish?a American is what many people
speak in America; it has a passing resemblance to English but is largely
misunderstood by English-speaking people. See the example above where a
chip in American is a crisp in English, and chips in Britain are "French
Fries" or something similar in American.
English is what must people speak in Great Britain, with a variety of
regional accents; and some totally distinct languages like Welsh or Gaelic
My Scottish Brother-in-Law might disagree with that. ;-p
Australian "Strine" is what most speak in Australia.No, here in Australia, we speak English.
On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:51:36 +0100, John wrote:
In England, in general conversation, much of the time "chips" means a
small meal made up of deep-fried potato wedges, salt and vinegar. It is
roughly 1/3rd part of each ingredient.
1/3 salt? What's the life expectancy in England again? I use salt freely
but there are limits.
In England, in general conversation, much of the time "chips" means a
small meal made up of deep-fried potato wedges, salt and vinegar. It
is roughly 1/3rd part of each ingredient.
On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:51:41 +1000, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
[...]
My Scottish Brother-in-Law might disagree with that. ;-pWhat about English English or British English? What is a "chip"?
What's this "American English" rubbish?-a American is what many people
speak in America; it has a passing resemblance to English but is largely >>> misunderstood by English-speaking people. See the example above where a
chip in American is a crisp in English, and chips in Britain are "French >>> Fries" or something similar in American.
English is what must people speak in Great Britain, with a variety of
regional accents; and some totally distinct languages like Welsh or Gaelic >>
A fair number in Scotland can, and surely do, speak Scots.
Australian "Strine" is what most speak in Australia.No, here in Australia, we speak English.
More specific, the Australian dialect of English.
On 23/06/2026 10:17 am, KenitoBenito wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:51:41 +1000, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
[...]
My Scottish Brother-in-Law might disagree with that. ;-pWhat about English English or British English? What is a "chip"?
What's this "American English" rubbish?a American is what many people
speak in America; it has a passing resemblance to English but is largely >>>> misunderstood by English-speaking people. See the example above where a >>>> chip in American is a crisp in English, and chips in Britain are "French >>>> Fries" or something similar in American.
English is what must people speak in Great Britain, with a variety of
regional accents; and some totally distinct languages like Welsh or Gaelic >>>
A fair number in Scotland can, and surely do, speak Scots.
I can't say I've ever heard my Brother-in-Law (who has lived here in >Australia for almost 40 years) speak Scottish!! Well, a couple of words
now and again (his 'party trick'!!), but not a real conversational piece.
Well, we would have called it 'The Queens English' .... until a coupleAustralian "Strine" is what most speak in Australia.No, here in Australia, we speak English.
More specific, the Australian dialect of English.
of years ago!!
On 23/06/2026 7:20 am, rbowman wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:51:36 +0100, John wrote:I'd also worry about the 1/3 of Vinegar!! YUCK!!
In England, in general conversation, much of the time "chips" means
a
small meal made up of deep-fried potato wedges, salt and vinegar. It
is roughly 1/3rd part of each ingredient.
1/3 salt? What's the life expectancy in England again? I use salt
freely but there are limits.
On 23/06/2026 10:17 am, KenitoBenito wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:51:41 +1000, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
[...]
What about English English or British English? What is a "chip"?
What's this "American English" rubbish?-a American is what many people >>>> speak in America; it has a passing resemblance to English but is
largely misunderstood by English-speaking people. See the example
above where a chip in American is a crisp in English, and chips in
Britain are "French Fries" or something similar in American.
English is what must people speak in Great Britain, with a variety of
regional accents; and some totally distinct languages like Welsh or
Gaelic
My Scottish Brother-in-Law might disagree with that. ;-p
A fair number in Scotland can, and surely do, speak Scots.
I can't say I've ever heard my Brother-in-Law (who has lived here in Australia for almost 40 years) speak Scottish!! Well, a couple of words
now and again (his 'party trick'!!), but not a real conversational
piece.
Well, we would have called it 'The Queens English' .... until a coupleAustralian "Strine" is what most speak in Australia.No, here in Australia, we speak English.
More specific, the Australian dialect of English.
of years ago!!
On 6/22/2026 3:59 PM, Daniel70 wrote:
No, Chips are the result of slicing a Potato up and then deep frying the
bits!! ;-P
In American English, anything that looks like a thin slab could be
called or labelled as "chip"?
What about English English or British English? What is a "chip"?
What about English English or British English? What is a "chip"?
A chip off the old block.
A chip on one's shoulder.
On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:24:42 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:<Snip>
On 23/06/2026 10:17 am, KenitoBenito wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:51:41 +1000, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
[...]
Well, we would have called it 'The Queens English' .... until a coupleAustralian "Strine" is what most speak in Australia.No, here in Australia, we speak English.
More specific, the Australian dialect of English.
of years ago!!
Perhaps they are not representative but I find it easier to understand the dialog in Australian movies and shows than British ones.
On 24/06/2026 12:40 pm, rbowman wrote:
On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 20:24:42 +1000, Daniel70 wrote:<Snip>
On 23/06/2026 10:17 am, KenitoBenito wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:51:41 +1000, Daniel70
<daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
[...]
WOW!! Really??Well, we would have called it 'The Queens English' .... until a coupleAustralian "Strine" is what most speak in Australia.No, here in Australia, we speak English.
More specific, the Australian dialect of English.
of years ago!!
Perhaps they are not representative but I find it easier to understand
the dialog in Australian movies and shows than British ones.
In American English, anything that looks like a thin slab could be
called or labelled as "chip"?
What about English English or British English? What is a "chip"?
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