Silicon Valley

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矽谷

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词形变化

Silicon Valleys 复数 Silicon Valleys

别名

SV Silicone Valley Valley

释义与例句

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  1. 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.

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  2. 2.

    The tech industry, especially the American tech industry specifically.

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  3. 3.

    A tech industry cluster in another country, developed as a competitor to the original Silicon Valley.

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词源

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.

来源：wiktionary