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So is the plural systems on a chip (I hope so), or system on a chips (surely not)? And is hyphenation a valid get out of jail free card for people who for some
by billforsternz 6y ago
So is the plural systems on a chip (I hope so), or system on a chips (surely not)? And is hyphenation a valid get out of jail free card for people who for some reason prefer the latter? (so system-on-a-chips, still seems a monstrosity to me). Basically I want John Siracusa to be wrong about at least one thing like everybody else :)
- beervirus 6y agoSystems on a chip seems wrong, since there’s more than one chip. I’d probably say systems on chips or just SoCs.
- billforsternz 6y agoOkay, I haven't been accounting for system-on-chip versus system-on-a-chip.
- numpad0 6y agoSoC means just add power, everything you need to make a chip operate is integrated. No need for hundred active components! Terms and conditions apply! Something like that.
- taneq 6y agoI'd imagine the proper plural (assuming multiple systems each on a chip) would be "systems on a chip", cf. "brigadiers general".