Chipset
set of electronic components in an integrated circuit that manages the data flow between the processor, memory and peripherals
A chipset is an arrangement of several integrated circuits which fulfill a given task. When talking about computers, chipset is the name for an arrangement of circuits on a motherboard that supports a microprocessor.
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